As archetypes of human virtue and vice, the gods and heroes of ancient Greece and Rome have figured prominently in Western culture. In art, they have been portr

This volume is the sequel to Karl Schefold's Myth and Legend in Early Greek Art, and the second in his ambitious project to trace the representation of the Gree

A rich overview of masterpieces from the original school of fine arts, with works from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries.

Meet the Original Superheroes. Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther...there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to sa

This volume considers not only the art historical meaning of a representative selection of ancient artifacts, but also their wider meaning. The authors have tri