Lecture by Alexandra Kouroutaki
School of Architecture, Technical University of Crete

A diachronic symbol of Hellenism and the fundamental principles and values of European civilization, the Parthenon is presented as a symbol in Modern Greek art, both in landscape paintings of the early 20th century as well as in artworks of the interwar years, in compositions with historical and mythological-allegorical subject matter, in portraits and still life. How did Greek artists represent the Parthenon across the various art movements of the early 20th century? In particular, emphasis is given on the Greek “variations” of Modernism. There is reference to the influences of Symbolism and Post-Impressionism in early 20th century Greek landscape paintings and to the influences of Cubism and Surrealism on works by Greek important artists of the interwar generation. 

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