The color of life : polychromy in sculpture from antiquity to the present Cover Image

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The color of life : polychromy in sculpture from antiquity to the present / edited by Roberta Panzanelli ; with Eike D. Schmidt and Kenneth Lapatin ; essays by Roberta Panzanelli ... [et al.].

Panzanelli, Roberta. (Added Author). Schmidt, Eike D. (Added Author). Lapatin, Kenneth D. S. (Added Author). J. Paul Getty Museum. (Added Author).

Summary:

"There has been a persistent tradition of enlivening sculptures with color. This book presents five essays on polychromy in classical Greek through contemporary sculpture, along with discussions of over 40 extraordinary polychrome sculptures."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 9780892369171 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780892369188 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0892369175 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0892369183 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xiv, 186 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Publisher: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum : c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition The Color of Life, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa in Malibu, from March 6 to June 23, 2008"--P. [iv].
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-180) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Forward / Michael Brand and Thomas Crow -- Introduction. Beyond the Pale: Polychromy and Western Art / Roberta Panzanelli -- The Polychromy of Ancient Greek Sculpture / Vinzenz Brinkmann -- Emerging Colors: Roman Sculptural Polychromy Revived / Jan Stubbe Ostergaard -- From Color to Black and White, and Back Again: The Middle Ages and Early Modern Times / Marco Collareta -- Colors of Sculpture / Alex Potts -- Catalogue.