A thought-provoking introduction to the historical and cultural background of the body in Greek art. The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This photographic book explores ancient Greek sculptures of the body from every angle, and includes an introduction outlining the use of the body in Greek art from the prehistoric simplicity of Cycladic figurines to the realism of the Hellenistic age.