History has a face: The figures of the fighters from their contemporary artists

Title

Painting

Engraving

Philhellenism

Fighters of the 1821 Greek revolution

Art

Date

14 April 2021

Abstract

"In our collective subconscious, the figure of the 1821 fighters is identified with the well-known posters we remember from school, images that were based on the large oil paintings of the National Historical Museum. Apart from the well-known philhellene painters and engravers who illustrated the struggle, the Belgian diplomat Benjamin Mary, during his stay in Greece (1839-1844), captured the figures of the people he met but mainly he was an unfaltering witness, almost like a photojournalist, during the National Assembly of 1843-44. From the diplomatic gallery he was constantly capturing proxies and spectators. For many of the fighters it is the only image we have of them. For the more famous, however, he gave us a depiction of them as faithful as possible. Twenty-two of his images are presented in the open-air exhibition hosted on the fencing of the National Garden for the bicentenary of the Greek Revolution."

(Edited description from organiser’s website)

Type specialization

Speech/Lecture

Format

Data sets

Language

Greek

Bibliographic Citation

https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/events/details/webinar-gl-friends-the-share-of-national-heros-through-modern-artists

https://vimeo.com/538813962

Number Of Pages - Duration

01:12:00

Rights

Item sets

Lectures by Academics in non-academic institutions

Independent Cultural Associations and 1821

Item