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6 avril 2021
- handle: 10670/1.d7zaul
- isbn: 9781783746934
- eisbn: 9791036563041
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Hellenistic archaeology Hellenistic economy naval architecture shipping in the eastern Mediterranean maritime trade the Mediterranean History HIS001000 HBJHSujets proches
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Martin Galinier et al., « 4. Naves Pingere: ‘Painting Ships’ in the Hellenistic Period », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.d7zaul
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Ancient literary sources often mention the existence of ‘ship painters’. What did this expression mean exactly? Were these artists representing ships in their paintings, or were they craftsmen who were adorning ships? The reappraisal of these texts gives us the opportunity to consider the two different situations. Indeed, during the Hellenistic period there were a great deal of marine paintings displaying ships. Alongside these famous painters, the numerous craftsmen who were devoted to the adornment of ships remained anonymous. Only a very few of them could overcome the stigma attached to the label of ‘craftsman’ and produce paintings too: one such painter was Protogenes.