Polis and Personification in Classical Athenian Art

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Polis and Personification in Classical Athenian Art

Author	: Amy C. Smith
File Size	: 47,6 Mb
Publisher	: BRILL
Language	: English
Release Date	: 22 June 2011
ISBN	: 9789004194175
Pages	: 281 pages

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Ancient Greek artists pioneered in the allegorical use of personifications of political ideas, events, places, institutions, and peoples in visual arts. This book surveys and interprets these personifications within the intellectual and political climate of the golden age of Athens.

Polis and Personification in Classical Athenian Art by Amy C. Smith

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