Philostratus’ Imagines
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Philostratus’ *Imagines* is a collection of ekphrastic descriptions of paintings, blending art criticism and imaginative storytelling in the form of rhetorical essays from the Second Sophistic period.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philostratus’ Imagines canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose work
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ekphrastic collection ⓘ literary description of artworks ⓘ rhetorical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Eikones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Philostratus the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Philostratus of Lemnos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greek Second Sophistic movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Book 1
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Book 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus | verbal recreation of visual experience ⓘ |
| function |
didactic introduction to viewing art
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exercise in rhetorical training ⓘ model of ekphrastic technique ⓘ |
| genre |
art criticism
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descriptive literature ⓘ imaginative prose ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Renaissance art criticism
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later Byzantine ekphrasis ⓘ modern theories of ekphrasis ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
ekphrasis
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rhetorical essay ⓘ |
| mediumDescribed | panel paintings ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person address to young viewers ⓘ |
| period | Second Sophistic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | part of Greek sophistic display oratory ⓘ |
| reception |
important source for lost ancient paintings
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studied in classics and art history ⓘ used in rhetorical pedagogy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Philostratus the Younger’s Imagines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | gallery at Naples ⓘ |
| structure | collection of descriptions of paintings ⓘ |
| style |
highly ornate descriptive style
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sophistic rhetoric ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
allegorical figures
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heroic scenes ⓘ landscapes ⓘ mythological paintings ⓘ |
| theme |
interaction between viewer and artwork
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interpretation of myth through visual art ⓘ power of imagination in viewing images ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Εἰκόνες ⓘ |
| transmission | preserved in medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| workType | prose narrative descriptions ⓘ |
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