The Continuation of the Images of Philostratus

Name: La suitte des tableaux de Philostrate
Author: Philostratus

La suitte des tableaux de Philostrate

Philostratus

French

Philostratus the Younger c. 300 CE · published 1597

838 pages

2 images

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The 'Suite des Images de Philostrate' (1597) is an original Renaissance French work by Blaise de Vigenère, consisting of new ekphrastic descriptions and extensive Neoplatonic commentary. While the ancient Greek 'Imagines' by Philostratus are widely translated (e.g., Loeb Classical Library), Vigenère's specific French continuation and his unique scholarly apparatus have no recorded English translation.

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Step into a world where cold marble breathes and silent paintings reveal the deepest secrets of the human soul. This Renaissance masterpiece bridges the gap between classical Greek mythology, the technical secrets of 16th-century bronze casting, and the hidden realms of elemental spirits.