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[Sculptural fragment - dancing Maenad in high relief]
Creator
Dimitrios ConstantinGreek Photographer · 1858–1860
All works by this person →Upon opening his first studio in 1858, Dimitrios Constantin probably became the second professional photographer in Greece, after Philippos Margaritis. He exhibited his work internationally, winning a Bronze Medal in Paris at the 1867 International Exhibition. Constantin was the first photographer to work for the Greek Archaeological Society, documenting archaeological sites.
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- 1865
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- Greek
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- Photographs
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- Getty Museum
Dimitrios Constantin documented a fragment of a sculptural relief showing the figure of a maenad draped in heavily stylized robes; suggesting movement, the drapery undulates over her form. In ancient Greek mythology, maenads were female devotees of the god Dionysos. Through a frenzy of dancing, drinking, and eating-usually raw flesh--the women became possessed with the god's spirit.
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