Author: Padgett, J. Michael (and) William Childs (and) D. S. Tsiaphake
Title: The Centaur's Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art
Description: Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Art Museum, 2003. Hardcover. A black casebound book with the title in gilt lettering down the spine. There is a black dust jacket with the title in gray lettering down the spine. Pages: (6), vii-xx, (1), 3-406. Profusely illustrated with both color and black-and-white images. "This book is the first to investigate representations of human animals in early Greek art (ca. 750-450 B.C.). The Centaur's Smile discusses the oriental antecedents of these fantastic creatures, examining the influence of Egyptian and Near Eastern models on the formation of Greek monsters in the Geometric and Archaic periods. Fully illustrated essays explore the nature and origin of horse men (centaurs and satyrs) and the broader range of Greek composite creatures, discussing their evolving forms and changing roles during this seminal period of Greek art." Contents are as follows: Horse men: centaurs and satyrs in early Greek art / J. Michael Padgett -- The human animal: the Near East and Greece / William A.P. Childs -- "Pelora": fabulous creatures and/or demons of death? / Despoina Tsiafakis -- Catalogue of the exhibition : Egyptian and Near Eastern Mischwesen ; Centaurs ; Horsemen ; Satyrs ; Sphinxes ; Sirens ; Gorgons ; Minotaur ; Acheloos ; Nereus and Triton ; Typhon ; Pan. VG+/VG+ .

Keywords: Classical Art/Antiquities ; Greek Art ; ;


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