Greek Art (Athena Thinkers Translation Series)

Author: Winckelmann
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book collects Winckelmann's key aesthetic works. It includes his six famous cultural essays, among which "Some Opinions on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture" and "An Explanation of 'Some Opinions on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture'" are important representative works of Winckelmann. Additionally, "On the Art of the Greeks" is a core part of Winckelmann's classic work "History of Ancient Art." In these essays, Winckelmann studies Greek art from the perspective of artistic style, providing detailed discussions that fully reflect his admiration for ancient Greek art and his strong advocacy for the rational use of ancient models and the imitation of ancient art in the academic thought of Neoclassicism.