Androcydes
Illustration — "Scylla" by Androcydes. 19th-century reconstruction in Hermitage by Johann Georg Hiltensperger Androcydes (or Androkydes) of Cyzicus was a Greek painter of the 4th century BC, whose Battle of Plataea became involved in a political controversy. Plutarch's remarks concerning this work are of interest to art historians who study history painting as a genre.
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Androcydes
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- Androcydes was born on 1 January 500 BC. · Cyzicus.
- Died
- Androcydes died on 1 January 400 BC.
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- painter
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- history
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- Ancient Greek
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Illustration — "Scylla" by Androcydes. 19th-century reconstruction in Hermitage by Johann Georg Hiltensperger Androcydes (or Androkydes) of Cyzicus was a Greek painter of the 4th century BC, whose Battle of Plataea became involved in a political controversy. Plutarch's remarks concerning this work are of interest to art historians who study history painting as a genre.
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According to Plutarch, Androcydes received a commission from the city of Thebes to paint the battle scene on site. During this period (382–379 BC), the Theban oligarchy had allied with Sparta. When the Spartans were defeated in 379, the work remained unfinished. It was confiscated and dedicated to commemorate a minor skirmish at Plataea, probably in 370, before the Battle of Leuctra. Originally, the work was to have honored Pelopidas and Epaminondas, but through the efforts of a certain Menecleides, the name of the Theban commander Charon was substituted, either directly in the painting or on a separate dedicatory plaque. This repurposing indicates that battle scenes might be depicted so generically that the ostensible subject of the work could be changed simply by giving it a new title and name labels. Although no longer extant, it is the only painting of a cavalry battle known to predate that of Euphranor. Indicative of an interest also in genre painting, Athenaeus reports that Androcydes' gourmet passion for seafood prompted him to devote inordinate attention to painting the fish around a central figure of Scylla in one of his works.
The recorded working language is Ancient Greek. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history.
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Androcydes was born at Cyzicus.
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- 1.Harvsp Bénézit 1999 p=325 .
- 2.Athénée de Naucratis, Les Deipnosophistes, 341A.
- 3.Plutarque, , 4.4.2 (« », 665D).
- 4.Harvsp Pollitt 1990 p=157 .
- 5.Harvsp Plutarque 115 p=249 .
- 6.H.F. Mussche, Monumenta graeca et romana, Brill, 1980, vol. 3, p. 52 lire en ligne.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Gründ. 1. 1999. 2-7000-3011-7.
- J. J. Pollitt. Androkydes. The Art of Ancient Greece. Sources and Documents. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 1990. 298. 157. 9780521273664.
- Plutarque. Pélopidas. Les vies des hommes illustres: et Supplément aux Vies. Vies parallèles des hommes illustres. 115. 249.
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