Classics News
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Waking the gods: how the classical world cast its spell over British art
Dod Procter’s painting of a girl on the brink of waking echoes an ancient statue of Ariadne – and is just one example of a postwar revival in classical imagery. Why did antique references mean so much to shellshocked Britain?
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Charlotte Higgins
Dod Procter’s painting of a girl on the brink of waking echoes an ancient statue of Ariadne – and is just one example of a postwar revival in classical imagery. Why did antique references mean so much to shell-shocked Britain?