Animating the antique sculptural encounter in the age of aesthetic theory / Sarah Betzer.

Author/creator Betzer, Sarah E., 1972-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiii, 258 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Sculpture, Ancient--Appreciation. --History. --18th century.
Sculpture, Ancient--Appreciation. --History. --19th century.
Figure sculpture--Appreciation. --History. --18th century.
Figure sculpture--Appreciation. --History. --19th century.
Aesthetics, Modern--18th century.
Aesthetics, Modern--19th century.

Contents Art history, aesthetics, and the body after archaeology -- Toward an eighteenth-century ontology of ancient sculpture -- Moving shadows -- From the ash to the fire -- In the round -- Photography, the rise of relief, and Nachleben.
Abstract "Explores tensions in aesthetics and art theory between antique figural sculpture experienced in the round and its translation into two-dimensional representations. Examines the work and thought of Goethe, Winckelmann, Hegel, Walter Pater, Vernon Lee, and others"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-249) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021018168
ISBN9780271088839 (hbk.)