Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life. Publisher: Getty Trust Publications Author(s): Winckelmann Illustration(s): 38 b&w illustrations Number of pages: 456 Collection: Getty Publications - (Yale) Publication date: 2006 Dimensions: 176 x 253 x 35 Cover type: Paperback / softback