The Praxiteles Marble Group in Olympia

First published in 1937, this book is a critical examination of the Hermes and Dionysos of Praxiteles.

Oscar Antonsson (Author)

9781107662971, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 March 2014

244 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.44 kg

First published in 1937, this book is a critical examination of the Hermes and Dionysos of Praxiteles. Antonsson suggests a hypothesis on the original arrangement of the statuary group in the light of red figure vases, numismatic images, later imitations and reconstructions of varying quality, as well as analyzing the methods and techniques used to create the sculpture. This book will be of value to classicists and anyone with an interest in art history and ancient sculpture.

Abbreviations
Preface
Chapters
1. Some notes on the figure, and a thesis
2. The torso
3. The head
4. General remarks on the support
5. The chlamys
6. The tree-trunk and the strut
7. The attributes in the hands
8. The infant Dionysus
9. Copies and transformations of Pan
10. The group
11. A small female head in Olympia and some related sculptures
12. Some immediate consequences
Summary
Bibliography
List of illustrations.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]