How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of

How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization

From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity.
Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to â€œHow Do We Lookâ€ and â€œThe Eye of Faith,â€ the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art. Focusing in Part I on the Olmec heads of early Mesoamerica, the colossal statues of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the nudes of classical Greece, Beard explores the power, hierarchy, and gender politics of the art of the ancient world, and explains how it came to define the so-called civilized world. In Part II, Beard chronicles some of the most breathtaking religious imagery ever madeâ€•whether at Angkor Wat, Ravenna, Venice, or in the art of Jewish and Islamic calligraphersâ€• to show how all religions, ancient and modern, have faced irreconcilable problems in trying to picture the divine. With this classic volume, Beard redefines the Western-and male-centric legacies of Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth Clark. 92 illustrations
Country USA
Brand LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer Liveright
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 1631494406-localization
ReleaseDate 2018-09-04
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781631494406

How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization