An inquiry into the foundations of European culture. The account ranges from the Greek Dark Ages to the Christianisation of Rome, revealing how the experience o

This text argues that the study of classical art provides a unique window into the minds of the Greeks and Romans for whom it was produced. He provides an accou

'The book is part of a series of introductory studies intended to bring the latest developments in art history to students and general readers. But it offers so

How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "class

In contrast to other histories of ancient art that typically privilege well-preserved works of ceramics or stone, Luxus offers an integrated contextual analysis