Imagines (work by Philostratus)
- Imagines (work by Philostratus)
"Imagines" is a work in Ancient Greek now generally attributed to Philostratus III. It ostensibly describes 64 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.
References
*Philostratus, "Imagines", translated by A. Fairbanks, Loeb Classics Series, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1931.
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