Each fascinating volume focuses on a specific geographic area in a flexible, chronological framework. Key artistic developments are highlighted, and art and artists are examined within their wider historical and cultural contexts.
This volume portrays the richness and complexity of the ancient world.
Coverage includes:
-- The artistic achievements of Mycenaean Greece, Minoan Crete, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and Carthage
-- How religion, politics, and military conquest influenced ancient Greek art
-- The Greek origins of Roman art
-- Etruscan sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and metal work.