Art History Volume 1.: Ancient Art

The first volume of Élie Faure's series History of Art takes the listener on a breathtaking journey to the origins of human imagination. This book traces the birth of the human gaze - from the Paleolithic caves to the colossal statues of Egypt, from Assyria's winged bulls to the sunlit temples of Greece, and ultimately to Rome, the genius of stone and roads.

As a poetic storyteller and visionary historian, Faure reveals that works of art are never mere decoration, but living systems of forc...