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Smith, Amy C.

POLIS AND PERSONIFICATION IN CLASSICAL ATHENIAN ART Near Fine with no dust jacket

Brill, 2011

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Year of publication
2011
ISBN
9004194177
Author
Smith, Amy C.
Publishers
Brill
Keyword
Art And Architecture Personification Visual Arts Social &, Cultural
Cover description
Near Fine with no dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover ISBN 9004194177

Description

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. ; Monumenta Graeca Et Romana Volume 19; 11.4 X 8.7 X 0.9 inches; 234 pages