Polis and personification in classical Athenian art
In this study Dr Smith investigates the use of political personifications in the visual arts of Athens in the Classical period (480-323 BCE). Whether on objects that served primarily private roles (e.g. decorated vases) or public roles (e.g. cult statues and document stelai), these personifications...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
Series:
Monumenta Graeca et Romana
19.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222823.
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Call Number: N5650 .S65 2011
| Summary: | In this study Dr Smith investigates the use of political personifications in the visual arts of Athens in the Classical period (480-323 BCE). Whether on objects that served primarily private roles (e.g. decorated vases) or public roles (e.g. cult statues and document stelai), these personifications represented aspects of the state of Athens-its people, government, and events-as well as the virtues (e.g. Nemesis, Peitho or Persuasion, and Eirene or Peace) that underpinned it. Athenians used the same figural language to represent other places and their peoples. This is the only study that uses personifications as a lens through which to view the intellectual and political climate of Athens in the Classical period. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliography (p. [xiii]-xxxix) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004214521 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |