Beauty: The Body as Artefact: Historical Sources from Cicero to Goya

This book traces the history of physical beauty in Western art and thought from antiquity to the eighteenth century. Bringing together foundational texts and newly translated works accompanied by scholarly commentaries, this volume explores how the human body was understood as both a product of nature and an artistic creation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032735708
• ISBN13: 9781032735702
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"