This interpretative work on Greek art during the Hellenistic period (323 B.C. to the first century B.C.) explores ways in which art is an expression of the cultural experience and aspirations of an age. It also strives to present a selective history of the formal development of Hellenistic art.

"delightful, readable, and scholarly. The volume is profusely and well illustrated, each art example is clearly labelled and dated, and superb supplementary references for illustrations and supplementary suggestions for further reading are added to complete the study." Choice

A comprehensive collection of ancient literary evidence on Roman art and artists, assembled in translation and provided with linking passages that set the historical context. Reissue of a highly-esteemed volume originally published by Prentice-Hall in 1966.