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The popular image of a nude Aphrodite, for example, reflects the increased secularization of traditional religion. Also prominent in Hellenistic art are representations of Dionysos, the god of wine and legendary conqueror of the East, as well as those of Hermes, the god of commerce.
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Art of the Classical World in the Metropolitan Museum of...
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- Marble Statue of Aphrodite
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- Marble Head of Zeus Ammon
Art of the Hellenistic Kingdoms from Pergamon to Rome, Seán...
- Roman Gold-Band Glass
One of the more prominent Roman adaptations of Hellenistic...
- Marble Statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock
Richter, Gisela M. A. 1917. Handbook of the Classical...
- Marble Head of a Ptolemaic Queen
From “the collection of the late Mr. George Baldwin, many...
- Marble Statue Group of The Three Graces
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- Marble Statue of a Draped Seated Man
Hellenistic art is the art of the Hellenistic period generally taken to begin with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and end with the conquest of the Greek world by the Romans, a process well underway by 146 BC, when the Greek mainland was taken, and essentially ending in 30 BC with the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt following the Battle ...
23 sie 2024 · Hellenistic age - Art, Culture, Philosophy: Sculptures from this era include the Apoxyomenos, Venus de Milo, and the Belvedere Torso. In literature were the New Comedy at Athens and the Second Sophistic. Advances in medicine were made by Herophilus, Erasistratus, Asclepiades, and Galen.
The Hellenistic kingdoms spread Greek language, culture, and art all over the areas of Alexander’s former conquests. Furthermore, many Hellenistic kings, especially the Ptolemies, were patrons of art and ideas.
23 sie 2024 · Hellenistic age, in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bce and the conquest of Egypt by Rome in 30 bce. For some purposes the period is extended for a further three and a half centuries, to the move by Constantine the Great of his.
Art historians and archaeologists are now recognizing the diversity and significance of the art produced in an era defined by conquest and war, cultural imperialism, dramatic and expensive art and architecture, and the transmission of art and ideas across large areas.
12 maj 2024 · The masterpieces of Hellenistic art showcase an era rich in artistic innovation and expanded cultural horizons. Image: The Dying Gaul.
