Slovo a obraz: popisy obrazů Filostratem starším

• Main Author: Mešhlová, Martina
• Other Authors: Dostálová, Růžena
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-289465

The thesis deals with different theories on authorship of the work EžKóvt:c; (Images). It also pursues the way in which contemporary research proceeds. It appears that the present opinion is that the author of the work is Philostratus III. (the Lemnian). I however refer to the original assignment of the authorship. Its other goal is to observe whether Philostratus, descriptions could have been based on pictures in the real gallery or whether the Neapolitan gallery was only fiction and the descriptions were a mere creation of an experienced sophist. However, my conclusion is that the theory stating that his work is based on real pictures is probable. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to a theory of ekphrasis by ancient rhetoricians from the 1st to 5th century A. D. and its use in some of the ancient literary genres and in particular descriptions. The end of the thesis belongs to the translations of ten chosen descriptions of pictures from the work of EiKÓVE~ and the possible influence of Philostratus' work on a number of modern European painters.