
Cycladic Art
Sean Hemingway(Editor)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 23. June 2026
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-58839-797-3 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive collection of early Cycladic antiquities presented through an unprecedented partnership between Greece and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Created more than four millennia ago in an archipelago in the Aegean Sea, the sculptures of the ancient Cyclades are among the most arresting representations of the human form ever created. Little is known about these enigmatic and mesmerizing objects, which have inspired generations of modern artists, from Constantin Brancusi and Pablo Picasso to Amedeo Modigliani and Henry Moore. This book presents more than 160 works spanning 3,000 years (5300-2200 BCE), including small marble sculptures, metalwork, stone and terracotta vessels, and an astonishing four-foot-long reclining female figure that represents one of the few monumental Early Cycladic statues to survive. Scholarly essays illuminate the mysteries behind these ancient objects-providing cultural context, detailing the materials used, and uncovering traces of painted decoration not visible today. An eloquent reflection on the subtleties of artisanship during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, Cycladic Art attests to the power and relevance of Cycladic stone carving over the centuries.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Accompanying an ongoing exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Created more than four millennia ago in an archipelago in the Aegean Sea, the sculptures of the ancient Cyclades are among the most arresting representations of the human form ever created. Little is known about these enigmatic and mesmerizing objects, which have inspired generations of modern artists, from Constantin Brancusi and Pablo Picasso to Amedeo Modigliani and Henry Moore. This book presents more than 160 works spanning 3,000 years (5300-2200 BCE), including small marble sculptures, metalwork, stone and terracotta vessels, and an astonishing four-foot-long reclining female figure that represents one of the few monumental Early Cycladic statues to survive. Scholarly essays illuminate the mysteries behind these ancient objects-providing cultural context, detailing the materials used, and uncovering traces of painted decoration not visible today. An eloquent reflection on the subtleties of artisanship during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, Cycladic Art attests to the power and relevance of Cycladic stone carving over the centuries.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Accompanying an ongoing exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
330 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 305 mm
Width: 241 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-58839-797-3 (9781588397973)
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Persons
Sean Hemingway is John A. and Carole O. Moran Curator in Charge in the Department of Greek and Roman Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.