Art History Archive
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The Relationship of Philosophy and Art in Plato’s Republic
Posted on January 15, 2013 | No CommentsIn the Republic, Plato voices his ambivalence toward poetry and poesis in general. Plato admires art for its great inspirational power, but at the same time detests it because its creator has 'no grasp of the truth'. -
Minoan Art: A Celebration of Movement
Posted on January 15, 2013 | No CommentsThe Minoan delight in capturing movement within pictures was central to the development of this naturalism, and Minoan artists were obsessed with physical dynamics. -
Repatriating the Bust of Nefertiti: A Critical Perspective on Cultural Ownership
Posted on January 7, 2013 | No CommentsThe iconic conical headdress, which seems only to enhance her features, still emits her eternal power. She is ethereal and pristine, a piece of history from a culture so widely studied but yet so unknown. She is the visual affirmation of a woman whose name means -
Interpreting Votives, Interpreting Women: The Acropolis Korai and the Social Implications of their Dedication
Posted on November 27, 2012 | No CommentsIn order to look into those questions, I have chosen to limit my examination of the korai to the statues on the Athenian Acropolis... -
Penelope’s Geese: Pets of the Ancient Greeks
Posted on November 21, 2012 | No CommentsHerein lies the crux of the problem, because before we talk about the pets of the Greeks, we would be wise to define what a pet actually is. A pet is generally defined as an animal kept for companionship or amusement. But what about com- panion animals that also serve a practical use such as hunt ing or guarding, as Argos did? One would also assume that humans do not eat their pets. But did Penelope ever eat her geese? -
The Romans used Greek myths in their mosaics as symbols of civilization
Posted on November 15, 2012 | No CommentsWhen the ancient Romans created their impressive mosaics one of the most popular motifs was to showcase Greek gods and heroes as symbols of universal values that reinforced what Rome stood for. -
Flavian Visual Propaganda : Building a Dynasty
Posted on October 11, 2012 | No CommentsIn addition to demonstrating the application of the three themes in these instances, I would like to draw particular attention to the interrelation of the following: the misunderstood significance of the Temple of Isis in the Flavian triumph; the refiguring of Nero -
What/When Is a Portrait? Royal Images of the Ancient Near East
Posted on October 8, 2012 | No CommentsRoyal images of the ancient Near East -
The Vengeance of Achilles: The Impact of Viewing Context and Reception on Visual Narrative
Posted on October 7, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the most poignant scenes from Homer -
The Parthenon Frieze: Viewed as the Panathenaic Festival Preceding the Battle of Marathon
Posted on September 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe Parthenon frieze has been the subject of many debates and the interpretation of it leads to a number of problems: what was the subject of the frieze? What would the frieze have meant to the Athenian audience?
