Imagines (work by Philostratus)

Imagines (Greek: Εἰκόνες) are works in Ancient Greek describing and explaining various artworks by two authors, both known as Philostratus. The first two volumes (one consisting of an introduction and 31 chapters and the other of 34 chapters) are generally attributed to Philostratus of Lemnos, or possibly to his more famous father-in-law Philostratus of Athens. Imagines ostensibly describe 65 works of art seen by Philostratus in Naples. The entire work is framed in terms of explaining art, its symbols and meaning, to a young audience. The author of the work in the introduction states that the ten-year-old son of his host was the immediate cause of the composition of this work and that the author will structure the book and each of its chapters as if this boy is being addressed.

A third volume (consisting of 17 chapters) is by the grandson of Philostratus of Lemnos, known as Philostratus the Younger.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Philostratus. Livius. Retrieved 01 February 2018.

References

  • Philostratus, Imagines, translated by Arthur Fairbanks, Loeb Classics Series, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1931.
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