Many learned works on the subject of Greek Sculpture have been written
in various languages. Three standard authorities are the English work by
A. S. Murray, "History of Greek Sculpture," second edition, London,
1890; the French work by Collignon, "Histoire de la Sculpture Grecque,"
Paris, 1892; and the German work by Furtw[:a]ngler, translated into English
by E. Sellers, "The Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture," London, 1895.
Naturally these three writers are not always of one opinion, and the
student must turn from one to another to learn all the arguments
concerning a disputed point.
For the practical every-day use of the reader who has no time to sift
the evidences on difficult questions of arch[ae]ology, Gardner's "Handbook
of Greek Sculpture" is an excellent outline summary of the history of
the subject.
Charles Waldstein's "Essays on the Art of Pheidias," New York, 1885, is
an exceedingly valuable and suggestive volume.
Two small books, written in a somewhat popular vein, make very pleasant
reading for those pursuing these studies: "Studies in Greek Art," by J.
E. Harrison, London, 1885, and "Greek Art on Greek Soil," by J. M.
Hoppin, Boston, 1897.
Besides the works devoted exclusively to the subject of Greek sculpture,
the subject receives due attention in various general histories of art,
of which may be mentioned, Lucy Mitchell's "History of Ancient
Sculpture," L[:u]bke's "History of Sculpture," and Von Reber's "History of
Ancient Art."