From Byzantium to Modern Greece: Hellenic Art in Adversity, 1453-1830

by Benaki Museum and Electra Georgoula

From Byzantium to Modern Greece: Hellenic Art in Adversity, 1453-1830, examines the evolution of Hellenic art and culture during four centuries of tumultuous change under Venetian and Ottoman occupation. More than 137 works from all sectors of artistic production- icons, painting, woodcarving, metalwork, embroidery, costumes, jewelry, and pottery-present a comprehensive visual history of Hellenic culture from the fall of Byzantium in 1453, with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977659801
• ISBN13: 9780977659807
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Onassis Foundation USA
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 11.6"