Nigel Spivey, a scholar of Greek, Etruscan and Roman art, lectures in classical archaeology at Cambridge University, where he is also a fellow of Emmanuel College. He is author of Understanding Greek Sculpture and Etruscan Art.
Nigel Spivey sets the formation of the classical style in its proper historical context. He considers how Greek art was inextricably bound up with the social, religious, philosophical and political factors of the...