TY - BOOK ID - 3446621 TI - Bilder schreiben : Virtuose Ekphrasis in Philostrats Eikones PY - 2011 VL - 33 SN - 9783110254051 3110254050 9783110254068 3110254069 9786613166708 1283166704 PB - Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, DB - UniCat KW - Painting KW - Mythology, Classical, in art. KW - Early works to 1800. KW - Philostratus, KW - Eikones. KW - Paideia. KW - Philostratus. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3446621 AB - The work Eikones (Imagines/Images) by Philostratus consists of 64 fictitious descriptions of images. Mario Baumann analyzes the aesthetic virtuosity which characterizes this text. The speaker who formulates the descriptions proves himself a master in interpreting the images. He creates a unique textual composition of images which continually surprises and challenges the reader due to its diversity. The text of Eikones takes up the tradition of literature and at the same time changes it through the creation of new combinations, always revealing the virtuosity of the author. ER -