The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 0892369183
- ISBN-13
- 9780892369188
- Category
- Polychromy
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Publications
- Author
- J. Paul Getty Museum
Description
There has been a persistent tradition of enlivening sculptures with color. This book presents five essays on polychromy in classical Greek through contemporary sculpture, along with discussions of over 40 extraordinary polychrome sculptures.
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