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Art in Athens during the Peloponnesian War (Paperback)
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Art in Athens during the Peloponnesian War (Paperback)
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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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