Greek Funerary Sculpture: Catalogue of the Collections at the Getty Villa (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) (Getty Publications - (Yale))

Grossman, .

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0892366125 ISBN 13: 9780892366125

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2006

Much of the sculpture created in ancient Greece that has survived is funerary in nature. These markers commemorating the dead were traditionally placed along roads near the entrances to cities, where they could be seen by all. Although the monuments vary greatly in style, quality and elaboration, they reach across the millennia speaking the universal language of human grief. This illustrated catalogue presents fifty-nine Greek funerary monuments in the Antiquities collection of the Getty Museum. Spanning the Classical and Hellenistic periods, this collection offers new insight into Greek art and society that will be of interest to both scholars and the general public.

Synopsis:

A discussion of 59 Greek funerary monuments at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The title considers their relationships to the art and society of the period. It should be suitable for scholars and students of antiquities, and museum and art libraries.

About the Author:

Janet Burnett Grossman is assistant curator of antiquities at the Getty Museum