A Near-classical Sculptural Style in Italy
1977; Archaeological Institute of America; Volume: 81; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/503280
ISSN1939-828X
Autores Tópico(s)3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
ResumoA large group of Etrusco-Italic bronze figurines that can be dated, on fairly reliable evidence, within the second half of the fifth and early years of the fourth centuries B.C. is presented. The chronological evidence depends heavily upon controlled excavations of tomb groups at Spina and in the Bologna region. Specifically, some nine tombs which contained bronzes of this style along with Greek vases that belong within the stated time-span are examined. The style once defined—seen on a prevailingly stocky figure with well-developed musculature, advanced contrapposto, near-archaic features, and heavy embossed detailing—can then be traced through a large series of other works, ranging from the so-called Falterona Warrior in the British Museum to the Mars of Todi and the stone funeraryurn group of a winged death demon and reclining male from Chianciano, now in Florence's Archaeological Museum. It is denominated here the "Near-classical" style and, in the belief of this investigator, represents a major (although not necessarily the chief) aspect of sculptural taste in Italy at this period.
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