Samothracian Reflections - Aspects of the Revival of the Antique

Summary

These three essays were inspired by the Samothracian discoveries. Cyriacus of Ancona's visit to the island and his assessment of what he saw are the subject of the opening essay. This is followed by the first detailed and comprehensive analysis of Mantegna's Parnassus, a painting which Mrs. Lehmann suggests reflects in its theme and imagery the use

Product details

• Authors: Karl Lehmann, Karl Lehmann Lehmann, Phyllis Williams Lehmann, Lehmann Karl
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.2017
• EAN: 9780691619149
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61914-9
• No. of pages: 303
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Bollingen Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE