Amazonomachy

painting by Micon

Also known as: “Battle of Theseus and the Amazons”

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The \"Amazonomachy\" was a mural painting by the 5th-century BC Greek artist Micon, located in the Stoa Poikile in Athens. This artwork depicted the \"Battle of Theseus and the Amazons\". The Amazons were a mythical race of women warriors in Greek mythology. Micon's painting was noted for its innovative use of space, perspective, and distance in rendering figures within a composition, which was a significant development in Greek painting. This work contributed to Micon's reputation and also influenced the decline of Greek vase painting due to the limitations of pottery surfaces for such spatial elaborations.12

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…Stoa Poikile, Micon executed the “Amazonomachy,” or the “Battle of Theseus and the Amazons,” placed to the right of Polygnotus’ work. This work apparently marked an important advance in the rendering of space, perspective, and distance by means of the placement of figures within a composition. The painting procured Micon…
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…Stoa Poikile, Micon executed the “Amazonomachy,” or the “Battle of Theseus and the Amazons,” placed to the right of Polygnotus’ work. This work apparently marked an important advance in the rendering of space, perspective, and distance by means of the placement of figures within a composition. The painting procured Micon…
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