Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book. The free online edition of this open-access book is available at and includes zoomable figures and tables. How does this scholarship bear on the understanding of bronzes within the wider history of ancient art? How do these technical data relate to our ideas of styles and development? How has the material itself affected ancient and modern perceptions of form, value, and status of works of art? Most recently, the restoration history of bronzes has established itself as a distinct area of investigation. Analytical work of materials, processes, and techniques has significantly enriched our understanding of the medium. The study of large-scale ancient bronzes has long focused on aspects of technology and production. The Derveni krater, late 4th century B.C., Pentheus dressed as an armed hunter, Archaeological Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece Uploaded by Marcus Cyron Author Carole Raddatofrom FRANKFURT, Germany Camera location 40 38 22.38 N, 22 56 13.45 E View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 40.639549 22.

The papers in this volume derive from the proceedings of the nineteenth International Bronze Congress, held at the Getty Center and Villa in October 2015 in connection with the exhibition Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World.

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