Dated by dipinti naming.
Marble statue of eirene the personification of peace.
This piece struck me as particularly beautiful and almost a little h.
Irene goddess of peace.
The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states.
The original bronze was erected in the agora marketplace of athens between 375 374 and 360 359 b c.
Rarely can an ancient monument be dated so exactly.
The met has the roman copy of the greek original on display amongst their collection of artwork.
The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states.
Hesiod works and days 212 ff trans.
Peace more commonly known in english as peace was one of the horae the personification of peace.
This statue was probably commissioned to celebrate either a peace made with sparta in 374 b c after timotheos victory over the spartans also the founding of eirene s cult in athens or the peace of kallias in 371 b c.
Marble statue of eirene the personification of peace cephisodotus the elder ca.
By kephisodotos eirene the daughter of zeus and themis was one of the three horai seasons maidens closely associated with the fertility of the earth and the nurturing of children.
Evelyn white greek epic c8th or c7th b c.
Rarely can an ancient monument be dated so exactly.
Eirene was the personification of peace in greek mythology and belonged to the horae goddesses of seasons and time she was the daughter of the gods zeus and themis and was depicted as a young lady carrying a cornucopia a torch and a sceptre the athenians had a high regard for eirene and had erected altars in her honour.
Marble statue of eirene the personification of peace cephisodotus the elder ca.
This piece dates back to.
Eirene the daughter of zeus of themis was one of the three horai seasons maidens closely associated with the fertility of the earth and the nurturing of children.
Museum paper assignment the sculpture that i chose to write about is the marble statue of eirene.
She was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia sceptre and a torch or rhyton.
Roman and greek general are lauded a greek and roman general are lauded by winged personifications faam and victoria.
The original bronze was erected in the agora marketplace of athens between 375 374 and 360 359 bc.
There was also a statue that was erected in the agora of athens after.
In the foreground are two portrait medallions surrounded with palm branches crowned with laurel wreath victory fama as roman personification commander in chief general marshal jacob folkema mentioned on object amsterdam 1722 paper etching h 142 mm w 96 mm.
She was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia sceptre and a torch or rhyton she is said sometimes to be the daughter of zeus and themis and sister of dike and eunomia.
Since an image of the statue is pictured on panathenaic amphorae of 360 59 b c.
Statue of eirene with the infant plutus.
Eirene irene peace the nurse of children is abroad in their.
Roman marble copy of bronze votive statue by cephisodotus the elder now in the glyptothek munich.
εἰρήνη eirēnē eːrɛ ːnɛː lit.
Eirene aɪ ˈ r iː n iː.
Copy of a greek bronze statue of 375 374 360 359 b c.
More commonly known in english as peace was one of the horae the personification of peace.