Cacus and Marsyas in Etrusco-Roman Legend. (Pmaa-44), Volume 44

Summary

This book discusses how Greek and South Italian vase paintings of the musical contest between Apollo and Marsyas became the model for Etruscan representations of Cacus ambushed by the Vibennae brothers, two Etruscan heroes of the sixth century B.C. The study demonstrates that the Etruscans knowingly adapted Greek iconographic forms to represent the

Product details

• Authors: Jocelyn Penny Small
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691614694
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61469-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Monographs in Art and Archeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Archaeology by period / region, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology