Renovatio/Continuatio in Greek times: Four Sculptural Case Studies
Four “test-cases” are being proposed, to raise issues of continuity and renovation in Greek sculpture. The first involves the use of pre-existing carved metopes on a later temple, at Foce del Sele, with a consequent discrepancy of styles – as on the Arch of Constantine. The second case views the br...
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Four “test-cases” are being proposed, to raise issues of continuity and renovation in Greek sculpture. The first involves the use of pre-existing carved metopes on a later temple, at Foce del Sele, with a consequent discrepancy of styles – as on the Arch of Constantine. The second case views the bronze head recovered from the Porticello wreck as a “Philosopher ante litteram” in type but definitely not to be considered a portrait. The third case discusses the Riace warriors as examples of the permanence of a certain heroic body type. Finally, the helmet decoration of the Athena Parthenos by Pheidias is presented to emphasize a continuing tradition from Bronze Age-Iron Age times still valid in the fifth century B.C. and later.
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfc55c598206407082a61c67aa0e79422023-09-04T14:47:52ZengUniversity of Oslo LibraryActa ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia0065-09002611-36862017-12-01206 N.S.10.5617/acta.5741Renovatio/Continuatio in Greek times: Four Sculptural Case StudiesBrunilde Sismondo Ridgway Four “test-cases” are being proposed, to raise issues of continuity and renovation in Greek sculpture. The first involves the use of pre-existing carved metopes on a later temple, at Foce del Sele, with a consequent discrepancy of styles – as on the Arch of Constantine. The second case views the bronze head recovered from the Porticello wreck as a “Philosopher ante litteram” in type but definitely not to be considered a portrait. The third case discusses the Riace warriors as examples of the permanence of a certain heroic body type. Finally, the helmet decoration of the Athena Parthenos by Pheidias is presented to emphasize a continuing tradition from Bronze Age-Iron Age times still valid in the fifth century B.C. and later. https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/5741 |
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