Greek Art and Aesthetics in the Fourth Century B.C.

517 Pages·2018·143.19 MB·English

by  William A. P. Childs

Greek Art and Aesthetics
in the Fourth Century B.C.

Greek Art and Aesthetics
in the Fourth Century B.C.
William A. P. Childs
DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
in association with
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Princeton and Oxford
Published by the Department of Art and Archaeology,
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-1018
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Library of Congress Control Number 2017935852
ISBN 978-0-691-17646-8
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Cover illustrations: (front) Artemis of Gabii, Musée du Louvre Ma 529 (detail),
photographer: Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons; (back) Derveni bronze krater,
Thessaloniki, Archaeological Museum Derveni B1, photo: © Beryl Barr-Sharrar
Frontispiece: Marathon boy, Athens, National Archaeological Museum X 15118,
photographer: Erin Babnik
In MeMorIaM
Elisabeth G. D. E. Childs
Born Rogalla von Bieberstein

Contents
list of illustrations ix
foreword xxiii
bibliographic abbreviations xxv
museum abbreviations xxxiii
1: Introduction 1
2: The Evidence, Part 1: Originals and Chronology 25
3: The Evidence, Part 2: Copies 55
4: General Issues of Style in Sculpture and Painting 101
5A: Form and Presentation: Sculpture 153
5B: Form and Presentation: Architectural Sculpture 205
6: Iconography 229
7: Style and Meaning 263
8: Reception 297
9: Conclusion 319
bibliography 325
subject index 341
index of museums 355
index locorum 361
plates following page 364
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List of Illustrations
1. Athens, Temple of Athena Nike, west frieze, block i. London, British Museum 421
(photo: © Trustees of the British Museum)
2. Athens, Erechtheion, caryatid C. London, British Museum 407 (photo: © Trustees
of the British Museum)
3. Athens, Erechtheion, frieze. Athens, Acropolis Museum 1071 (photo: © Acropolis
Museum; photographer: V. Tsiamis)
4. Stele of Dexileos. Athens, Kerameikos Museum 1130 (photo: D-DAI Athen neg.
2000/59; photographer: Hans Rupprecht Goette)
5. Halikarnassos, “Artemisia.” London, British Museum 1001 (photo: author)
6. Halikarnassos, “Maussollos.” London, British Museum 1000 (photo: author)
7. Halikarnassos, Maussolleion frieze, Amazonomachy. London, British Museum
1007 + 1008 (photo: © Trustees of the British Museum)
8. Halikarnassos, Maussolleion frieze, Amazonomachy. London, British Museum 1013
+ 1014 + 1015 (photo: © Trustees of the British Museum)
9. Halikarnassos, Maussolleion frieze, Amazonomachy. London, British Museum 1019
(photo: © Trustees of the British Museum)
10. Halikarnassos, Maussolleion frieze, Amazonomachy. London, British Museum
1020 + 1021 (photo: © Trustees of the British Museum)
11. Statue dedicated by Eurydike, wife of Amyntas III. Vergina, Archaeological
Museum (photo: courtesy of Dr. Chrysoula Paliadeli)
12. Eirene and Ploutos attributed to Kephisodotos. Munich, Glyptothek 219
(photo: Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek München; photographer:
Christa Koppermann)
13. Delphi, view of remains of the Daochos Monument (photo: author)
14. Daochos Monument, Agias. Delphi, Archaeological Museum 6278 (photo: École
Française d’Athènes)
15. Daochos Monument, Agelaos. Delphi, Archaeological Museum 6277 (photo: École
Française d’Athènes)
16. Daochos Monument, Aknonios. Delphi, Archaeological Museum 6279 (photo:
École Française d’Athènes)
17. Daochos Monument, Sisyphos I. Delphi, Archaeological Museum 6275 (photo:
École Française d’Athènes)
18. Daochos Monument, Sisyphos II. Delphi, Archaeological Museum 6273 (photo:
École Française d’Athènes)
19. Athens, Lysikrates Monument, south frieze, Dionysos and pirates, detail (photo:
DAI Athen neg. 1975.1826; photographer: Gösta Hellner)
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