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Hanna Wadas

doi:10.35765/pk.2021.4001.13

Hanna Wadas Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3399-6233

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35765/pk.2021.4001.13

Keywords: Iphigenia in Art, Myth of Iphigenia, Iphigenia’s Sacrifice, Euripides’ dramas, Blood Sacrifice

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss selected iconographic representations of the sacrifice of Iphigenia in ancient Greek and Roman art placed in a literary and cultural context. The entire text is divided into two parts and supplemented with iconography. The first part analyzes five artistic representations dedicated to the sacrifice of Iphigenia in the Greek tradition. These are generally scenes preserved on vases dated from the 5th– 4th centuries BC. The second part shows the reception and transformation of these depictions in Roman art using three selected examples dating from the 1st century BC to 1st century AD. One of the author’s intentions was to show the literary inspiration behind the discussed iconography The myth of Iphigenia served as a source of inspiration for the great Greek dramas of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and indirectly, through them it influenced the artists working in clay, marble and stone. The iconographic representations referring to Greek mythology were widespread in Roman art: sculpture, relief, mosaics and painting. This was due to fascination with the literature, paideia and rhetoric of the Hellad. The Greek tradition also influenced Roman perceptions of the hereafter, hence it was also reflected in funebral art. The deeds of Greek heroes highlighted the virtues of Roman citizens, such as pietas, virtus and concordia.

Author Biography

Hanna Wadas, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow

Absolwentka filologii klasycznej Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. Obecnie doktorantka kulturoznawstwa na Akademii Ignatianum w Krakowie. Jej zainteresowania badawcze koncentrują się na kulturze klasycznej, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem dramatu greckiego oraz wpływu zakonu jezuitów na rozwój sinolatynistyki w okresie nowożytnym (XVI–XVIII w.).

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A Cruel Piety

A Few Remarks on the Iconography of Iphigenia in the Ancient Greek and Roman Art

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