History of the art of antiquity / Johann Joachim Winckelmann ; introduction by Alex Potts ; translation by Harry Francis Mallgrave.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winckelmann, Johann Joachim, 1717-1768.

Contributor:

Potts, Alex.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Texts & documents

Standardized Title:

Geschichte der Kunst des Altertums. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Art, Ancient--History.

Art, Ancient.

Art, Greek.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 431 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, Calif. : Getty Research Institute, 2006.

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

"Translation of a foundational text for the disciplines of art history and archaeology. Offers a systematic history of art in ancient Egypt, Persia, Etruria, Rome, and, above all, Greece that synthesizes the visual and written evidence then available"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

History of the art of antiquity

Legends for the engravings

Engravings

I: Investigation of art with regard to its essence

1. Origin of art and reasons for its diversity among peoples

2. Art of the Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians

3. Art of the Etruscans and their neighbors

4. Art of the Greeks

5. Art of the Romans

II: History of the art of antiquity with regard to the external circumstances of the time among the Greeks.

Notes:

Original text published: Dresden : in der Waltherischen Hof-Buchhandlung, 1764.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0892366680

9780892366682

OCLC:

59818023