Research Catalog

Title

The horse in ancient Greek art / edited by Peter Schertz and Nicole Stribling ; essays by Seán Hemingway, Carol C. Mattusch, John H. Oakley, Seth D. Pevnick, and Peter Schertz.

Publication

• Middleburg, Virginia : National Sporting Library & Museum, 2017.
• [New Haven] : Yale University Press
• ©2017

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Schertz, Peter
• Stribling, Nicole
• National Sporting Library and Museum (U.S.) host institution.
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts host institution.

Description

v, 145 pages : color illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

Horses were revered in ancient Greece as symbols of wealth, power, and status. On stunning black- and red-figure vases, in sculpture, and in other media, Greek artists depicted the daily care of horses, chariot and horseback races, scenes of combat, and mythological horse-hybrids such as satyrs and the winged Pegasus. This richly illustrated and handsomely designed volume includes over 80 objects showing scenes of ancient equestrian life. Essays by notable scholars of ancient Greek art and archaeology explore the indelible presence and significance horses occupied in numerous facets of ancient Greek culture, including myth, war, sport, and competition, shedding new light on horsemanship from the 8th through the 4th century BCE.

Subject

• National Sporting Library and Museum (U.S.) > Exhibitions
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts > Exhibitions
• Art, Greek > Exhibitions
• Horses in art > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

• exhibition catalogs.
• Exhibition catalogs
• Catalogues d'exposition.

Note

• "The Horse in Ancient Greek Art : National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM), Middleburg, Virginia, September 9, 2017-January 14, 2018, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VFMA), Richmond, Virginia, February 17-July 8, 2018"--Title page verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword, p.i / Melanie L. Mathewes and Alex Nyerges -- Preface, p.iii / Peter Schertz and Nicole Stribling -- Lenders, p.v -- "Hippomania" (Mad for Horses), p.1 / Nicole Stribling -- Noble Steeds: The Origins of the Horse in Greek Art, p.11 / Sean Hemingway -- Mythological Horses in Ancient Greek Art, p.25 / John H. Oakley -- From Myth to History: The Chariot in Ancient Greek Art, p.39 / Peter Schertz -- On Ancient Greek Horsemanship, p.53 / Carol C. Mattusch -- Riders and Victors: Competing on Horseback in Archaic and Classical Greek Art, p.65 / Seth D. Pevnick -- Exhibition Check list, p.81 -- Collection History, p.135 -- Glossary, p.138 -- Bibliography, p.139 -- About the Authors, p.144 -- Photo Credits, p.145

ISBN

• 9780300230574
• 0300230575
• 9780996890533
• 099689053X

LCCN

^^2017949313

OCLC

• 987792829
• SCSB-10058325

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library