''Imagines'' ( grc-gre, Εἰκόνες) are two works in Ancient Greek by two authors, both known as Philostratus, describing and explaining various artworks.
The first of these two works called ''Imagines'', consists of two books (one consisting of an introduction and 31 chapters and the other of 34 chapters) are generally attributed to
Philostratus of Lemnos
Philostratus of Lemnos ( grc-gre, Φιλόστρατος ὁ Λήμνιος; c. 190 – c. 230 AD), also known as Philostratus the Elder to distinguish him from Philostratus the Younger who was also from Lemnos, was a Greek sophist of the Roman ...
, or possibly to his more famous father-in-law
Philostratus of Athens. ''Imagines'' ostensibly describes 65 works of art seen by Philostratus in Naples. The entire work is framed in terms of explaining art, its symbols and meaning, to a young audience. The author of the work in the introduction states that the ten-year-old son of his host was the immediate cause of the composition of this work and that the author will structure the book and each of its chapters as if this boy is being addressed.
The second ''Imagines'' (consisting of 17 chapters) is by the grandson of Philostratus of Lemnos, known as
Philostratus the Younger.
Philostratus
''Livius''.
Notes
References
*Fairbanks, Arthur, ''Philostratus the Elder, Imagines. Philostratus the Younger, Imagines. Callistratus, Descriptions.'' Translated by Arthur Fairbanks. Loeb Classical Library
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No. 256. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press
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, 1931.
Online version at Harvard University PressInternet Archive 1926 edition
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