Theatre Façades and Façade Nymphaea. The Link between

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ID11520198
AuthorsGeorgia Aristodemou (0000-0001-9523-902X, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume135
Issue1
Pages163-197
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin de correspondance hellénique (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-4217 • E-ISSN: 2241-0104
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/bch.2011.7831
OpenAlexW2991452710
LanguageEN
Citations received4

This article examines the resemblance between theatre façades and the façades of monumental nymphaea and is mainly concerned with the “ façade nymphaea” in direct comparison with the scaenae frons of a Roman theatre. The research presented here is based on four parameters : (a) the similarities of form and structure between both kinds of monuments (e. g., the common use of specific architectural features) ; (b) the function and the use of these public monuments within the city landscape and in conjunction with the social, political and cultural life of the citizens ; (c) the iconography–– that is, the study of the sculptural decoration which deploys on the monumental façades of both theatres and nymphaea. Both types of monuments used similar sculptural programmes that followed certain display rules to project particular messages ; and (d) the sacral symbolism conferred on both theatres and nymphaea. A large number of theatres and nymphaea were built within or close to sanctuaries, while many theatres contained nymphaea within their grounds

Art · Art history · Humanities · Iconography · Political science · Politics · Social function · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law

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