Periklean Athens and its legacy : problems and perspectives ; [in honor of J.J. Pollitt

The late fifth century BC was the golden age of ancient Athens. Under the leadership of the renowned soldier-statesman Perikles, Athenians began rebuilding the Akropolis, where they created the still awe-inspiring Parthenon. Athenians also reached a zenith of artistic achievement in sculpture, vase painting, and architecture, which provided continuing inspiration for many succeeding generations. The specially commissioned essays in this volume offer a fresh, innovative panorama of the art, architecture, history, culture, and influence of Periklean Athens. Written by leading experts in the field, the articles cover a wide range of topics, including: \* An evaluation of Perikles' military leadership during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War. \* Iconographical and iconological studies of vase paintings, wall paintings, and sculpture. \* Explorations of the Parthenon and other monuments of the Athenian Akropolis. \*The legacy of Periklean Athens and its influence upon later art. \* Assessments of the modern reception of the Akropolis. As a whole, this collection of essays proves that even a well-explored field such as Periklean Athens can yield new treasures when mined by perceptive and seasoned investigators. Contents 10 Note on Abbreviations 12 Jerome Jordan Pollitt: a Bibliography 14 Introduction 16 Acknowledgments 22 I. Perikles as General (Donald Kagan) 26 THE ART OF CLASSICAL AND PERIKLEAN ATHENS 36 2. Bail Oinochoai (John H. Oakley) 38 3. A Farewell with Arms: Departing Warriors on Athenian Vases (Susan B. Matheson) 48 4. The Girl in the Pithos: Hesiod’s Elpis (Jenifer Neils) 62 5. The Judgment of Helen in Athenian Art (H. A. Shapiro) 72 6. Composition and Content on Classical Murals and Vases (John Boardman) 88 7. The Painting Program in the Stoa Poikile (Mark D. Stansbury-O’Donnell) 98 8. Feminizing the Barbarian and Barbarizing the Feminine: Amazons, Trojans, and Persians in the Stoa Poikile (David Castriota) 114 9. Notes on the Subject of the Ilissos Temple Frieze (Randall L. B. McNeill) 128 10. “Periklean” Cult Images and Their Media (Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway) 136 11. Athena at Pallene and in the Agora of Athens (Evelyn B. Harrison) 144 THE PERIKLEAN AKROPOLIS 158 12. The Parthenon and the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (Jeffrey M. Hurwit) 160 13. The Parthenon Frieze and Perikles’ Cavalry of a Thousand (Ian Jenkins) 172 14. Alkamenes’ Prokne and Itys in Context (Judith M. Barringer) 188 15. Interpretations of Two Athenian Friezes: The Temple on the Ilissos and the Temple of Athena Nike (Olga Palagia) 202 THE LEGACY OF PERIKLEAN ATHENS 218 16. Alpheos to the Orontes: An Unusual Echo of the Pheidian Zeus at the Syrian Port of Seleukia Pieria (Cornelius C. Vermeule III) 220 17. A Rhetorical Perikles (W. Martin Bloomer) 242 18. On Some Motives Supposed Present in Self-Portraits of Pheidias and Others (Creighton Gilbert) 258 20. Early Photography and the Reception of Classical Antiquity: The Case of the Temple of Athena Nike (Peter J. Holliday) 262 THE LEGACY OF JEROME J. POLLITT 278 21. Greek Art and Culture Since: Art and Experience in Classical Greece (Elizabeth A. Meyer and J. E. Lendon) 280 Works Cited 302 About the Contributors 322 Index 326 21 original essays on the art, architecture, history, culture, and influence of Athens during its most important period.