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9781107689374

Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek World

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    9781107689374

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    1107689376

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-08-29
  • Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

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Summary

In this book, Clemente Marconi provides a new interpretation for the use of figural decoration in Greek temples of the archaic period, through a study of the archaic metopes at the temple of Selinus. The study of figural decoration on Greek temples has traditionally been identified with the broader study of architectural sculpture. At the same time, the original visual aspects of archaic Greek temples have been fragmented into a discussion of individual types. Marconi argues against both the typological approach and the tendency to investigate style and iconography as two aspects unrelated to the cultural and social background within which temple decoration operated. He explores the relation between style and function and examines the function of figures on temples within the cultural and social context of the communities for which these images were created.

Author Biography

Clemente Marconi is the James R. McCredie Professor in the History of Greek Art and Archaeology at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. A scholar of Greek art and archaeology, he is the author of Selinunte: Le metope dell'Heraion and editor of Greek Painted Pottery: Images, Contexts, and Controversies.

Table of Contents

Illustrationsp. ix
Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Figure and Temple in the Greek World until the Beginning of the Late Archaic Period (ca. 700-530)p. 1
Monumental Architecture and Colonization in Archaic Sicilyp. 29
Selinus: History and Urban Development of an Archaic Greek Colonyp. 61
The Foundation of Selinusp. 61
The Archaic Historyp. 66
Urbanism and Building Policyp. 69
The Small Metopesp. 77
The Beginnings of Monumental Architecture at Selinusp. 77
The "Small Metopes"p. 88
Metopes and Fragments of Group Ip. 90
Metopes and Fragments of Group IIp. 104
Fragments That Cannot Be Attributed to a Specific Groupp. 116
Dubiap. 116
Distribution of the Sculpturesp. 117
Chronologyp. 120
Stylep. 122
Temple C and Its Metopesp. 127
Temple Cp. 127
The Metopes: Introductionp. 133
Metope East Ip. 136
Metope East IIp. 137
Metopes East III-IVp. 137
Metope East V: The First Quadrigap. 138
Metope East VI: The Second Quadriga (C1)p. 140
Metope East VII: Perseus and Medusa (C2)p. 142
Metope East VIII: Herakles and the Kerkopes (C3)p. 150
Metope East IXp. 159
Metope East X: Orestes and Klytaimestrap. 161
Fragments That Cannot Be Attributed to a Specific Metopep. 168
The Frieze: Composition and Subject Matterp. 169
Chronologyp. 170
Stylep. 176
Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: The Cultural Identity of a Greek Colony in the Westp. 185
Introductionp. 185
Divine Manifestationsp. 189
The Cultic Linkp. 195
Genealogies in Stonep. 199
Myth and Historical and Social Realityp. 205
The Travel Beyondp. 209
Under the Eyes of Medusap. 214
Catalogp. 223
"Small Metopes"p. 225
Metopes of Temple Cp. 234
List of Abbreviationsp. 267
Notesp. 271
Works Citedp. 313
Indexp. 347
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