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This book presents a detailed study of the depiction of Zeus in one particular classical Athenian art-form, the red-figured vase. The author offers a close comparison of artistic and literary versions of the myths surrounding Zeus, including the Gigantomachy and the birth of other gods. He also discusses the artistic portrayal of Zeus in the light of contemporary religion and politics and examines vase-painting alongside other art-forms to distinguish the function of the different social contexts in which Zeus appears and to examine the role that the study of case-painting can play in the reconstruction of lost sculpture.

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Author:   K. W. Arafat
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.648kg
ISBN:  

9780198149125

ISBN 10:   0198149123
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   01 May 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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