Marble Statue Of Eirene The Personification Of Peace
εἰρήνη eirēnē eːrɛ ːnɛː lit.
Marble statue of eirene the personification of peace. The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states. Roman marble copy of bronze votive statue by cephisodotus the elder now in the glyptothek munich. Roman and greek general are lauded a greek and roman general are lauded by winged personifications faam and victoria. She was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia sceptre and a torch or rhyton.
This piece dates back to. Those who invoke the goddess dike justice to strangers and to the men of the land and go not aside from what is just their city flourishes and the people prosper in it. Hesiod works and days 212 ff trans. This statue was probably commissioned to celebrate either a peace made with sparta in 374 b c after timotheos victory over the spartans also the founding of eirene s cult in athens or the peace of kallias in 371 b c.
The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states. Eirene irene peace the nurse of children is abroad in their. Eirene was the personification of peace in greek mythology and belonged to the horae goddesses of seasons and time she was the daughter of the gods zeus and themis and was depicted as a young lady carrying a cornucopia a torch and a sceptre the athenians had a high regard for eirene and had erected altars in her honour. By kephisodotos eirene the daughter of zeus and themis was one of the three horai seasons maidens closely associated with the fertility of the earth and the nurturing of children.
Since an image of the statue is pictured on panathenaic amphorae of 360 59 b c. Eirene the daughter of zeus of themis was one of the three horai seasons maidens closely associated with the fertility of the earth and the nurturing of children. In the foreground are two portrait medallions surrounded with palm branches crowned with laurel wreath victory fama as roman personification commander in chief general marshal jacob folkema mentioned on object amsterdam 1722 paper etching h 142 mm w 96 mm. Rarely can an ancient monument be dated so exactly.
Marble statue of eirene the personification of peace cephisodotus the elder ca. Evelyn white greek epic c8th or c7th b c. Museum paper assignment the sculpture that i chose to write about is the marble statue of eirene. Statue of eirene with the infant plutus.
This piece struck me as particularly beautiful and almost a little h. We know from literary sources that the cult of eirene was introduced to. Rarely can an ancient monument be dated so exactly. She was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia sceptre and a torch or rhyton she is said sometimes to be the daughter of zeus and themis and sister of dike and eunomia.
The original bronze was erected in the agora marketplace of athens between 375 374 and 360 359 b c. But they who give straight judgements i e. More commonly known in english as peace was one of the horae the personification of peace. Copy of a greek bronze statue of 375 374 360 359 b c.
Peace more commonly known in english as peace was one of the horae the personification of peace. The met has the roman copy of the greek original on display amongst their collection of artwork. Eirene aɪ ˈ r iː n iː. Dated by dipinti naming.
The original bronze was erected in the agora marketplace of athens between 375 374 and 360 359 bc.