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Picturing Death in Classical Athens: The Evidence of the White Lekythoi (Cambridge Studies in Classical Art and Iconography) - Hardcover
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The Attic white lekythoi, funerary vases long appreciated for their beautiful polychrome images, evoke the style of lost classical wall and mural paintings. This richly illustrated volume closely examines the four major types of scenes: domestic pictures; the mythological conductors of the soul; the prothesis (wake); and visits to the grave. John Oakley analyzes these pictures in context, documenting relationships between the "rites of passage," Athenian history, and the changing perceptions of death in fifth-century Athens.
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This is the first in-depth study of the pictures found on Attic white lekythois. These funerary vases have long been appreciated for their beautiful polychrome images that evoke the style of lost classical wall and mural paintings. This richly illustrated volume closely examines the four major types of scenes: domestic pictures, the mythological conductors of the soul, the prothesis (wake), and visits to the grave. Oakley places these pictures in context, documenting relationships between the "rites of Passage," Athenian history, and the changing perceptions of death in fifth-century Athens.
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"This volume makes a welcome contribution to the study of Classical Athenian white lekythoi...The book is beautifully illustrated with several color plates as well as numerous black-and-white figures. Finally, the work includes a bibliography focused soley on white lekythoi, in addition to the more extensive references in the endnotes. Picturing Death in Classical Athens will have a long life as an essential resource for anyone interested in white lekythoi." CAA Reviews Wendy E. Closterman
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0521820162
- ISBN 13 9780521820165
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages306
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