Softback. Green cover with black title and Greek pottery image.

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The four centuries between the composition of the Homeric epics and the conquests of Alexander the Great witnessed an immensely creative period in Greek art, one full of experimentation and innovation. But time has taken its toll; damaged statues have lost their colour and wall paintings have been totally destroyed. And yet sympathetic study of surviving sculpture and of drawing on vases can give extraordinary insight into and appreciation of these once brilliant works.

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Informative and insightful a supremely enjoyable guided tour around these wonderful works of art, and a rewarding education in how to see them for ourselves.”

Informative and insightful … a supremely enjoyable guided tour around these wonderful works of art, and … a rewarding education in how to see them for ourselves.

Susan Woodford is a good communicator, careful to explain terms and concepts that could be baffling, sympathetic and lively in her descriptions and commentary and, above all, accurate.

The joy and vivid expression of Woodford’s analyses of key pieces is delightful to read and the pace and style captivate the reader.About the Author: Susan Woodford was born and educated in the USA, where she received her BA (summa cum laude) from Harvard University, USA, and her MA and PhD from Columbia University, USA. Having moved to England with her husband and daughter in 1971, she teaches art history and lectures at the British Museum. In addition to scholarly articles, she has written five other books for the general reader: The Parthenon (1981), The Art of Greece and Rome (2004), Looking at Pictures and Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity (2002, winner of the Criticos Prize 2003), and The Trojan War in Ancient Art (Bloomsbury Academic, 1993).