L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.

In Alexandria, since the third century BC, sophisticated machines, automatons, have been designed and perfected by three engineers combining in innovative ways, artistry and technical performance. Ctesibius, Philo of Byzantium and Heron of Alexandria in the first century AD were applied to represent...

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Main Author: Marylène Lebrère
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2015-06-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/2641
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description In Alexandria, since the third century BC, sophisticated machines, automatons, have been designed and perfected by three engineers combining in innovative ways, artistry and technical performance. Ctesibius, Philo of Byzantium and Heron of Alexandria in the first century AD were applied to represent nature, to imitate the living, through sensory illusions to meet the ideological discourse of the Lagid kings, who present themselves as protectors and providers of wealth for the people. We show that the automatons present in the sanctuaries of the Hellenistic capital were the result of new artistic trends and especially religious worship Ptolemaic kings. Henceforth, the nature so “art-performed” gives itself up see and hear. This article analyzes some of these ingenious machinery requesting the hearing, in connection with the representation elements attached thereto.
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spelling doaj.art-a45da868bfbf4cccbb7a04326bb720e92023-02-09T16:29:50ZfraPresses universitaires du MidiPallas0031-03872272-76392015-06-0198315310.4000/pallas.2641L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.Marylène LebrèreIn Alexandria, since the third century BC, sophisticated machines, automatons, have been designed and perfected by three engineers combining in innovative ways, artistry and technical performance. Ctesibius, Philo of Byzantium and Heron of Alexandria in the first century AD were applied to represent nature, to imitate the living, through sensory illusions to meet the ideological discourse of the Lagid kings, who present themselves as protectors and providers of wealth for the people. We show that the automatons present in the sanctuaries of the Hellenistic capital were the result of new artistic trends and especially religious worship Ptolemaic kings. Henceforth, the nature so “art-performed” gives itself up see and hear. This article analyzes some of these ingenious machinery requesting the hearing, in connection with the representation elements attached thereto.http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/2641automatonsnaturesoundssensorysanctuariesLagids
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L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.
Pallas
automatons
nature
sounds
sensory
sanctuaries
Lagids
title L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.
title_full L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.
title_fullStr L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.
title_full_unstemmed L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.
title_short L’artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires à automates d’Alexandrie, du iiie s. av. J.-C. au ier s. apr. J.-C.
title_sort l artialisation des sons de la nature dans les sanctuaires a automates d alexandrie du iiie s av j c au ier s apr j c
topic automatons
nature
sounds
sensory
sanctuaries
Lagids
url http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/2641
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