If you wish to use a detail of the work, a full reproduction of the work must also be reproduced elsewhere in the publication Where possible, the image must be reproduced in full (no cropping or over-printing). Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 1966 © Public Domain Volute-krater (Lucanian red-figure ware) 340 BCE-320 BCE The artist, title and date of the work must be listed anywhere the image is reproduced In the mosaic, Iphigenia is being led to the altar and it is seen that Artemis is in the back waiting and holding a deer to replace Iphigenia with.By ticking the below box, you agree to these conditions: Pausanias then gives an example of an artistic depiction of Iphigenia that was found in Catalonia. He goes on to describe the temple of Artemis after its destruction. He mentions that the temple of Artemis was where the sacrifice was to take place. He recorded a few depictions of the death of Iphigenia. Pausanias was a traveler who wrote the Description of Greece which depicted his accounts of what he has seen on mainland Greece. The most common scene depicted in the different visual media of Iphigenia is when she about to be offered up to Artemis on the altar.ĭescriptions of the sacrifice by Pausanias Vases are a common base for the story, but there are mosaics, paintings, and written works from every era illustrating the myth of Iphigenia. The sacrifice of Iphigenia is immortalized on many different mediums. The different versions aid in the different depictions of Iphigenia. In the other version, Agamemnon actually went through with the sacrifice. According to one side of the story, before Agamemnon could sacrifice her, Artemis saved her and replaced her with a deer on the altar. There are different versions of the story.
According to the story, Agamemnon committed a mistake and had to sacrifice Iphigenia to Artemis to appease her. Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Amphora depicting the abduction of Iphigenia by Artemis
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