The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present

Author:   Roberta Pazanelli ,  Vinzenz Brinkmann ,  Jan Stubbe ØStergaard ,  Marco Collareta
Publisher:   Getty Trust Publications
ISBN:  

9780892369171


Pages:   186
Publication Date:   11 May 2008
Format:   Hardback
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The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present


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Ever since antiquity, sculptors have used coloured materials and tints to give a lifelike quality to three-dimensional portraits and statues, yet the term 'sculpture' tends to evoke images of white marble. This study examines a broad historical range of sculptors' use of polychromy to enliven figural works.

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Author:   Roberta Pazanelli ,  Vinzenz Brinkmann ,  Jan Stubbe ØStergaard ,  Marco Collareta
Publisher:   Getty Trust Publications
Imprint:   Getty Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 31.20cm
Weight:   1.442kg
ISBN:  

9780892369171


ISBN 10:   0892369175
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   11 May 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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<p> Fascinating. -- Los Angeles Times


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Roberta Panzanelli is a Senior Research Specialist at the Getty Research Institute.

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