The colossal : from ancient Greece to Giacometti / Peter Mason.

Main entry:

Mason, Peter, 1952-

Title & Author:

The colossal : from ancient Greece to Giacometti / Peter Mason.

Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2013.

Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-198) and index.
Introduction: Inventions Of The Colossal -- 1. Locating The Colossal -- 2. Obelisks On The Move -- 3. The Colossal Statues Of Easter Island -- 4. Colossal Heads -- 5. Collecting Moai -- 6. Technology And Surrealism -- Epilogue -- References -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Summary:

Peter Mason takes a bold, multidisciplinary approach in this account of the idea of the colossal in culture. He gathers instances of the colossal throughout history-including the obelisks of Egypt, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Roman Colosseum, the heads of the Olmecs, and the stone statues of Easter Island-using historical and archaeological evidence to position them within the context of time and culture.

ISBN:

9781780231082
1780231083

Subject:

Large-scale sculpture History.
Symbolism in art.
Sculpture monumentale Histoire.
Symbolisme dans l'art.
Large-scale sculpture.
Monumentalkunst

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288626
Call No.: BIB 230387
Status: Available

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