The Dying Gaul, Aigina Warriors, and Pergamene Academicism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4533658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Seymour Howard (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 483-487 |
| Publication date | 1983-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/504106 |
| OpenAlex | W2312272767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Dying Gaul generally resembles the fallen Aigina warriors by reason of shared traditions of fatal combat in life and art, but apparently the then-recent associations of Attalos I with Aigina, Classical Athens, and art collecting more directly influenced its appearance. The sculptor of this masterpiece, Epigonos, belonged to a learned international coterie of artists and scholars whose rhetorical and art historical exploitation of venerated prototypes in the service of the state was strongly endorsed by the Attalid dynasty. An association of the Dying Gaul with the Aigina warriors is supported by well known affinities of Hellenistic and late Archaic or Severe style art, as well as by the erudite and self-promoting ways of the Pergamene academy and kings—part of their rich political and cultural legacy. The suggested relationship influences proposed dates for the Gaul and reconstructions of the dedicatory monument of which it was a part
Ancient history · Art · Literature · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical question · State (computer science · Style (visual arts · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2019 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |