The horse in ancient Greek art / edited by Peter Schertz and Nicole Stribling ; essays by Seán Hemingway, Carol C. Mattusch, John H. Oakley, Seth D. Pevnick, and Peter Schertz.

Horses were revered in ancient Greece as symbols of wealth, power, and status. On stunning black- and red-figure vases, in sculpture, and in other media, Greek artists depicted the daily care of horses, chariot and horseback races, scenes of combat, and mythological horse-hybrids such as satyrs and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Sporting Library and Museum (U.S.) (Host institution)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Host institution)
Other Authors: Schertz, Peter (Editor)
Stribling, Nicole (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Middleburg, Virginia : National Sporting Library & Museum, [2017] ©2017
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
National Sporting Library and Museum (U.S.) > Exhibitions.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts > Exhibitions.
Art, Greek > Exhibitions.
Horses in art > Exhibitions.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Physical Description:v, 145 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Format: Book

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