This book explores the role of description in the interpretation of
ancient Greek statuary. Although scholars have emphasised the
importance of separating objective evaluation of evidence from
interpretation, in practice it has proved difficult to draw this
distinction. Even at the level of observation and vocabulary, the
scholarship on Greek sculpture has been moulded by concepts and
convictions that impose particular interpretations on the material.
This study examines the scholarship on a select number of
well-known Greek statues from the eighteenth century through the
present. The impact of the historical, cultural and intellectual
contexts that produced this specialised scholarship is demonstrated
through considerations of issues such as ethnicity, psychology,
theories about artistic form, and evolving conceptions of nude and
clothed figures.
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