The Spatial Turn for the Myronian Sculptural Group of Athena and Marsyas. Toward a parasemantic proposal
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https://doi.org/10.51349/veg.2025.2.19Keywords:
spatial turn, Memory studies, votive statues, Athens, MyronAbstract
The review of archaeological studies on the reconstruction of the Athenian Acropolis in the mid-5th century BC challenges the traditional discourse regarding the location and interpretation of the Myronian sculptural group of Athena and Marsyas (450-440 BC). Alongside the formal and iconographic analysis of the votive ensemble -anathema-, the incorporation of the spatial dimension provides a semantic alternative closely linked to recent Memory studies. Understanding the space surrounding the group and the dynamic interaction generated between it and the observer reveals a potential ethnic Athenian identity reading hidden behind the Myronian bronze.
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