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Olympian Gods : from the Dresden sculpture collection

Title
Olympian Gods : from the Dresden sculpture collection / exhibition and catalog, Kordelia Knoll and Saskia Wetzig with Michael Philipp ; with contributions by Björn Christian Ewald, Kordelia Knoll, Saskia Wetzig.
Publication
Muunich : Prestel, [2018]

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Additional Authors
  • Philipp, Michael
  • Koja, Stephan
  • Westheider, Ortrud
  • Ewald, Björn Christian
  • Knoll, Kordelia
  • Wetzig, Saskia
  • Museum Barberini (Potsdam, Germany), host institution.
Description
94 pages : colour illustrations; 31 cm.
Summary
Featuring ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, this book explores the history and legacy of ancient statues of Olympian gods. For people in ancient Greece, ornately and imposingly fashioned statues depicting the gods symbolized power or ideal beauty. During the Roman Empire, when sculptors copied Greek models, the sculptures conveyed an aura of education and scholarship. This volume showcases antique sculptures that represent the most important Greek Olympian gods. Culled from the collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, one of the most important collections of antiquities, this book features objects ranging from the 6th century B.C.E. to the 4th century C.E. The sculptures express the Greek ideal of beauty and the remarkable creative powers of these artists as well as the evolving ways gods were portrayed - from solemn and religiously formal to natural and graceful figures. Exhibition: Museum Barberini, Potsdam, Germany (17.11.2018 - 17.2.2019).
Series Statement
Barberini Studien ; 2
Uniform Title
Barberini Studien ; 2.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Barberini studies edited by Stephan Koja, Michael Philipp and Ortrud Westheider.
  • Published to accompany an exhibition held at Museum Barberini, Potsdam, Germany, 17th November 2018-17th February 2019.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-93).
Contents
Foreword / Ortrud Westheider and Stephan Koja -- Embodying the divine : images of the gods in classical Greece / Björn Christian Ewald -- Catalog of exhibits / Kordelia Knoll and Saskia Wetzig -- The Dresden antiquities collection / Kordelia Knoll.
Call Number
JQG 19-292
ISBN
  • 9783791358284
  • 3791358286
LCCN
2018961295
OCLC
1079880462
Title
Olympian Gods : from the Dresden sculpture collection / exhibition and catalog, Kordelia Knoll and Saskia Wetzig with Michael Philipp ; with contributions by Björn Christian Ewald, Kordelia Knoll, Saskia Wetzig.
Publisher
Muunich : Prestel, [2018]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Barberini Studien ; 2
Barberini Studien ; 2.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-93).
Added Author
Philipp, Michael, editor.
Koja, Stephan, writer of foreword.
Westheider, Ortrud, writer of foreword.
Ewald, Björn Christian, contributor.
Knoll, Kordelia, contributor.
Wetzig, Saskia, contributor.
Museum Barberini (Potsdam, Germany), host institution.
Research Call Number
JQG 19-292
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