The ‘Perseus Dance’ Vase Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9307652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Hughes (0009-0004-5724-9066, University of Victoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 413-433 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-5253 • E-ISSN: 1468-0092 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2006.00269.x |
| OpenAlex | W2044557574 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 18 |
For 70 years the image of an apparent comic actor performing on a simple stage has been known primarily from the drawing by Gilliéron. This paper is founded on the first direct study of the Vlasto chous since 1935. The author compares the vase with the drawing, showing that while scholars ought to have been sceptical of Gilliéron, he was reasonably accurate. Interpretations of the imagery from Caputo, who first studied the vase (1935), to Schmidt (1995 ) explain it variously as a scene of comedy or a manslaughter trial on a ship. The paper evaluates these views in the light of comparable iconography and fresh study of the vase, and concludes that it is indeed theatrical. However, some aspects of the imagery remain difficult to explain
Art · Art history · Comedy · Comics · Dance · Epistemology · Iconography · Literature · Skepticism · Vase · Visual arts · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2020 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |