A city of images. Iconography and society in ancient Greece. Antiquité intus et extra

intus et extra

et avant tout hommage aux derniers Indiens d’Amazonie vivant encore librement

gréco-romain

à travers plus d'une trentaine d'oeuvres qui offrent une vision transversale des grands mouvements artistiques européens

A city of images. Iconography and society in ancient Greece. Antiquité intus et extraThis handsome and lavishly illustrated volume invites the reader to explore the exotic and distant world of Greek culture not primarily the conventional literary idea of that culture but the range of experiences presented in its iconography. Between the sixth and fifth centuries B. C., Athenian artisans flooded the Mediterranean world with remarkable decorated vases depicting a large variety of images. Using the resources of social and religious