Greek Art A study of Greek art from the 8th-2nd century BC. Considers how Greek art was inextricably bound up with the political, religious, philosophical and social circumstances of the period Draws on the authors first-hand experience of Greek archaeological sites Covers the full range of Greek art - sculpture, pottery, architecture, metalwork and wall-paintings - from the 8th to the 2nd century BC 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 the author of Understanding Greek Sculpture and Etruscan Art.