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...seconds). The characterization found in the arias of Adam and Eve in the "Creation" is present, but is transformed into the unilateral statement of a powerful soliloquy. The music, which is set to a libretto of unknown authorship, accompanies Ariadne's discovery of her abandonment at the hands of Theseus...
Although the centrality of the exhibited objects should not be ignored, the database makes. The Social Context of Greek Art strikingly unique. For "Scene of Theseus and the Minotaur" and others like it, the viewer can access Perseus to find out relevant information of the history of the object and its acquisition, as well as to look at high-quality photographs of the object...
...right sits a storage jar from around 540 B.C. that portrays a scene of Theseus and the Minotaur. It can be found in the new exhibit at the Fogg,The Social Context of Greek Art. But why is this scene important? Who was Theseus What's a Minotaur? What are all the designs on the pot? What about the dress of the characters? And, what's a "storage...
...viewer can take advantage of all these sources to learn more about this particular storage jar and the culture that produced it. He or she can read about Theseus in its original primary text. He or she can look at other swords, vases and fashion from the period and other periods and compare them. Perseus thus opens up the questions and possibilities for analysis and study of Greek culture...
...example, one might choose to trace the representations of the Theseus story before, during and after the Golden Age in order to see which elements were emphasized pictorially. One could consider what the stress of, say, the violence of the scene or the ornateness of the dress, signifies...