CLAS 365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Gordium, Laestrygonians, Odysseus
20 Apr 2017
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Whats left of the frieze and romans and macedonians fighting. Pride of place is the horse, it got loose and broke the prophecy about who attacks first. We have the deceased, husband at foot of bed, lady or attendant behind holding a child, and behind that in the door another woman. Typical of painting, through shading see attempt to render atmosphere. We knw from inscription that the child died soon after. Macedonians rendered in nude or with two exceptions clothes in purple, think its alexander and a companion of his. Macedonians on horse, so(cid:373)e are(cid:374)"t. trees (cid:271)oth ali(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d dead, (cid:373)ou(cid:374)tai(cid:374)s i(cid:374) (cid:271)a(cid:272)k, see a (cid:272)olu(cid:373)(cid:374) (cid:449)ith tri-pod on top, maybe giving an urban setting. Many diagonal lines to give sense of urgency. When it comes to painting, need to remember that an important innovation in wall painting was greater use of landscapes. Literary sources tell us about one famous hellenistic painter, demetrius topographos.
