The Etruscans : from the heart of ancient Italy /
The Etruscans: From the heart of Ancient Italy illuminates a culture that flourished in Italy's ancient Etruria from the ninth to second centuries BC. Renowned for their beauty and artisanship, the nearly two hundred works featured in this book offer fascinating insights into Etruscan society t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA : New Haven, CT:
Fine Arts Museums, Yale University Press ;
2026
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| Summary: | The Etruscans: From the heart of Ancient Italy illuminates a culture that flourished in Italy's ancient Etruria from the ninth to second centuries BC. Renowned for their beauty and artisanship, the nearly two hundred works featured in this book offer fascinating insights into Etruscan society through bronze and terracotta vessels and sculptures, opulent gold jewelry, and other treasures. This comprehensive catalogue reveals how Etruscan achievements influenced Western civilization, leaving a legacy that remains captivating today. Featured in this volume is the linen book of Zagreb, a third-century BC calendar of rituals containing the longest extant inscription in Etruscan; a variety of bronze sculptures, vessels, and mirrors demonstrating expert metalworking skills; lavish gold jewelry and a finely granulated gold bowl; terracotta and bronze models of houses discovered in tombs, as well as the pediment from the funeral shrine at Ponte Rotto in Vulci; precious gold- and silver-gilt vessels and other objects from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb in ancient Caere; a decorated and painted ostrich egg from Vulci; and a water jar painted with the myth of Herakles attacking the hydra by the Eagle Painter. As the first major American exhibition catalogue in almost twenty years to feature new findings and other developments in the field of Etruscan art and archaeology, this volume includes twenty-five engaging essays by leading scholars discussing the art and culture of this Iron Age society. With sumptuous illustrations and detailed descriptions of many works, The Etruscans: From the heart of ancient Italy is the cornerstone publication on this fascinating culture. |
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| Item Description: | Published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Etruscans : From the heart of ancient Italy" at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, May 2 to September 20, 2026, and at the San Antonio Museum of Art from October 31, 2026, to March 14, 2027. |
| Physical Description: | 383 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780300293210 0300293216 |