Marble Statue of Eirene
Artist: Kephisodotos
Year Composed: 359 BCE
Artistic Movement: Classicism
Nationality: Greece
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
Year Composed: 359 BCE
Artistic Movement: Classicism
Nationality: Greece
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
About the Artwork
Shown as a marble copy of the bronze Greek original, the statue is characteristic of the Winged Victory of Samothrace (190 BCE). Eirene was one of the three Horai, a Greek maiden associated with the "hours" of time - the seasons. As a daughter of Zeus and Themis, Eirene was the personification of peace, often depicted either shedding tears or holding a cornucopia. Unfortunately due to weathering and time, this Roman marble copy is all that remains of Kephisodotos' Statue of Eirene.
About the Artist
Kephisodotos (also seen as Cephisodotos) the Elder was an Ancient Greek sculptor who has an infamous lineage. His son, Kephisodotos the Younger, also became a prominent marble sculptor in Greece. The Elder was also either the father or uncle (it is unclear as to which) of Praxiteles, one of the most iconic and influential figural sculptors of the Classical Era in Ancient Greece. Kephisodotos the Elder had a fascination with the Horai Eirene, sculpting her in two of his works: Marble Sculpture of Eirene (359 BCE) and Eirene Bearing the Infant Ploutos (370 BCE).
About the Movement
Marble Statue of Eirene was composed in the Classical Age of art. The Classical Age derives from Ancient Greece, around the 5th to 3rd Centuries BCE (or between the 400s and 200s Before the Common Era). The focus for this sculptural style was democracy, which ended the aristocratic era during Greece. Artists focused on the power and prestige exuded by their sculpted figures and what they meant as icons for citizens. A revival of the Classical style occurred during the 19th Century (or during the 1800s) that blended the democratic beliefs and techniques of antiquity with icons of the modern era. Some of the most famous Classical artists included Phidias, Praxiteles, and Hiram Powers during its revival.
Location of Original Work of Art: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States of America
Shown as a marble copy of the bronze Greek original, the statue is characteristic of the Winged Victory of Samothrace (190 BCE). Eirene was one of the three Horai, a Greek maiden associated with the "hours" of time - the seasons. As a daughter of Zeus and Themis, Eirene was the personification of peace, often depicted either shedding tears or holding a cornucopia. Unfortunately due to weathering and time, this Roman marble copy is all that remains of Kephisodotos' Statue of Eirene.
About the Artist
Kephisodotos (also seen as Cephisodotos) the Elder was an Ancient Greek sculptor who has an infamous lineage. His son, Kephisodotos the Younger, also became a prominent marble sculptor in Greece. The Elder was also either the father or uncle (it is unclear as to which) of Praxiteles, one of the most iconic and influential figural sculptors of the Classical Era in Ancient Greece. Kephisodotos the Elder had a fascination with the Horai Eirene, sculpting her in two of his works: Marble Sculpture of Eirene (359 BCE) and Eirene Bearing the Infant Ploutos (370 BCE).
About the Movement
Marble Statue of Eirene was composed in the Classical Age of art. The Classical Age derives from Ancient Greece, around the 5th to 3rd Centuries BCE (or between the 400s and 200s Before the Common Era). The focus for this sculptural style was democracy, which ended the aristocratic era during Greece. Artists focused on the power and prestige exuded by their sculpted figures and what they meant as icons for citizens. A revival of the Classical style occurred during the 19th Century (or during the 1800s) that blended the democratic beliefs and techniques of antiquity with icons of the modern era. Some of the most famous Classical artists included Phidias, Praxiteles, and Hiram Powers during its revival.
Location of Original Work of Art: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States of America