Figures from the Fire: J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

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Lisa Brody James Higginbotham

Figures from the Fire

J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Lisa Brody, James Higginbotham

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Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
01 May 2023

History of art: ancient & classical art; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

A beautiful presentation of exquisite ancient bronzes from the Wadsworth Atheneum, accompanying a special exhibition at Bowdoin College.

With a discerning eye and discriminating taste, J. Pierpont Morgan spent years acquiring superb works of art. Specifically, Morgan's Greek and Roman bronze collection captures his shrewdness, including pieces of males and females, gods and mortals, humans and animals, and even furniture embellishments. This gorgeously illustrated work presents highlights of Morgan's bronze collection, which is currently held in the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Ancient Bronzes and its twin exhibition are the first to consider these pieces as a group. With high-resolution photography allowing readers to appreciate their intricate details, Ancient Bronzes also discusses research on these exceptional objects to help readers better understand how they were made and what they represented in an ancient context.

AUTHORS: Lisa Brody is Associate Curator of Ancient Art at the Yale University Art Gallery. A specialist in Greek and Roman art and archaeology, she is particularly interested in the interaction of cultures in the ancient world.

James Higginbotham is Associate Professor of Classics on the Henry Johnson Professorship Fund, Curator for the Ancient Collection, and Chair of the Department of Classics at Bowdoin Colleg Edwards is Lecturer in Art History and Visual Cultures at the University of Exeter.

60 colour illustrations

By: Lisa Brody
With: James Higginbotham
Imprint: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781913645403
ISBN 10: 1913645401
Pages: 92
Publication Date: 01 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Lisa Brody is Associate Curator of Ancient Art at the Yale University Art Gallery. A specialist in Greek and Roman art and archaeology, she is particularly interested in the interaction of cultures in the ancient world. James Higginbotham is Associate Professor of Classics on the Henry Johnson Professorship Fund, Curator for the Ancient Collection, and Chair of the Department of Classics at Bowdoin Colleg Edwards is Lecturer in Art History and Visual Cultures at the University of Exeter.