Books by Susan Woodford

An introductory guide to the art of ancient Greece and Rome, capturing the passion and inspiration that fired the artists of these civilizations

Exploring the origins, designs and themes of over one hundred pictures from different periods and places, Susan Woodford artfully expands our appreciation of pictures. Woodford's riveting prose compares different artistic approaches, questions assumptions and introduces us to a wide range of stimulating ideas. Whether looking at a Japanese woodcut, Leonardo's Last Supper or Picasso's Guernica, Looking at Pictures will develop your eye as well as your confidence. This essential guide concludes with a glossary and invaluable suggestions for further reading.

The myths of the Trojan War captured the imagination not only of Greek and Roman authors - Homer, Euripides, Virgil, Ovid and many others - but also of countless Greek and Roman painters and sculptors. This book assesses the creative solutions found by individual artists to problems posed by the narrative.

Myths mightily inspired Greek and Roman painters of vases and walls, sculptors and mosaicists and challenged them to invent imaginative ways to convey flowing narratives through static images. This book examines many aspects of the problems they faced and the ingenious and often surprising solutions they found.