Description: Art in Athens During the Peloponnesian War, Paperback by Palagia, Olga (EDT), ISBN 1107656540, ISBN-13 9781107656543, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK This book examines the effects of the Peloponnesian War on the arts of Athens and the historical and artistic contexts in which this art was produced. During this period, battle scenes dominated much of the monumental art, while large numbers of memorials to the war dead were erected. The temple of Athena Nike, built to celebrate Athenian victories in the first part of the war, carries a rich sculptural program illustrating military victories. For the first time, the arts in Athens expressed an interest in the afterlife, with many sculptured dedications to Demeter and Kore, who promised initiates special privileges in the underworld. Not surprisingly, there were also dedications to healer gods. After the Sicilian disaster, a retrospective tendency can be noted in both art and politics, which provided reassurance in a time of crisis. Bringing together essays by an international team of art historians and historians, this is the first book to focus on the new themes and new kinds of art introduced in Athens as a result of the thirty-year war.
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Book Title: Art in Athens During the Peloponnesian War
Number of Pages: 308 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Art in Athens During the Peloponnesian War
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Archaeology, History
Item Height: 254 mm
Item Weight: 750 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Olga Palagia
Item Width: 177 mm
Format: Paperback
