This handsome volume explores the integral role of heroes in ancient Greek art and culture. More than a hundred stunning statues, reliefs, vases, bronzes, coins, and gems drawn from major American and European collections highlight how heroes were represented, why they were important, and what encouraged individuals to seek them out.
To contemporary eyes, Greek heroes embody contradiction: they might have superhuman powers, but their mortality was what made them heroic. Many were regarded as benevolent ancestors with powers to protect and heal, but others were dangerous and haunted spirits of the dead, who had to be appeased. Although epic, drama, and the visual arts abound in representations of heroes whose fame has carried over into modern times, cult and funerary architecture commemorate many more individuals whose names and deeds are entirely lost to us.
Featuring essays by leading authorities in the field, this book draws on recent archaeological, literary, and art historical research to explore such issues as gender, cult, and iconography, as well as overlooked aspects of familiar (Herakles, Achilles, and Odysseus) and unfamiliar heroes (Helen of Troy).
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Sabine Albersmeier is associate curator of ancient art at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
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Descrizione libro gebunden. Condizione: Neu. Neu -Dieser schöne Band untersucht die integrale Rolle der Helden in der antiken griechischen Kunst und Kultur. Mehr als hundert atemberaubende Statuen, Reliefs, Vasen, Bronzen, Münzen und Edelsteine aus großen amerikanischen und europäischen Sammlungen zeigen, wie Helden dargestellt wurden, warum sie wichtig waren und was Einzelpersonen dazu ermutigte, sie aufzusuchen. nbsp; Für heutige Augen verkörpern griechische Helden einen Widerspruch: Sie mögen übermenschliche Kräfte haben, aber ihre Sterblichkeit machte sie zu Helden. Viele galten als wohlwollende Vorfahren mit schützenden und heilenden Kräften, aber andere waren gefährliche und heimgesuchte Geister der Toten, die besänftigt werden mussten. Obwohl Epos, Drama und die bildende Kunst reich an Darstellungen von Helden sind, deren Ruhm bis in die Neuzeit übergegangen ist, erinnern Kult- und Bestattungsarchitekturen an viele weitere Personen, deren Namen und Taten uns vollständig verloren gegangen sind.nbsp; nbsp; Mit Essays von führenden Autoritäten auf diesem Gebiet stützt sich dieses Buch auf aktuelle archäologische, literarische und kunsthistorische Forschungen, um Themen wie Geschlecht, Kult und Ikonographie sowie übersehene Aspekte bekannter Herakles, Achilles und Odysseus und unbekannter Helden zu untersuchen Helena von Troja.\\nSachgruppen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik, Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte Format: 28,50 x 22,50 x 3,50 cm Englisch. Codice articolo 499781