Cacus and marsyas in etrusco-roman legend. (pmaa-44), volume 44
Auteur :
Small, Jocelyn Penny
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691614694
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 cm
Poids :
482 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book discusses how Greek and South Italian vase paintings of the musical contest between Apollo and Marsyas became the model for Etruscan representations of Cacus ambushed by the Vibennae brothers, two Etruscan heroes of the sixth century B.C. The study demonstrates that the Etruscans knowingly adapted Greek iconographic forms to represent the