2004年10月1日 · Appreciated for their naturalistic features, preserved pigments, variety, and charm, these figurines are known as Tanagras, from the site in Boeotia where great numbers of them were found. The majority of Tanagra figurines depict fashionable women (

The Tanagra figurines are a mold-cast type of Greek terracotta figurines produced from the later fourth century BC, named after the Boeotian town of Tanagra, where many were excavated and which has given its name to the whole class. However, they were produced in many cities.

Tanagra is a polychromic marble sculpture created by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) as a personification of the "spirit of Tanagra," his own mythic invention tied to the Tanagra figurines from the village of that name in ancient Greece.

Tanagra figurine, any of the small terra-cotta figures dating primarily from the 3rd century bc, and named after the site in Boeotia, in east-central Greece, where they were found. Well-dressed young women in various positions, usually standing or sitting, are the main subject matter of the

Appreciated for their naturalistic features, preserved pigments, variety, and charm, these figurines are known as Tanagras, from the site in Boeotia where great numbers of them were found. The majority of Tanagra figurines depict fashionable women

The elegant terracottas known as the Tanagra figurines are some of the most ubiquitous objects in the Hellenistic world. The Tanagras differ from Archaic and Classical terracottas in

2011年6月4日 · The charming terracotta statuettes known collectively as Tanagra figurines were first discovered in large numbers in the 1870s during illicit excavations of tombs in the area of the ancient city of Tanagra in Boeotia, a small town north of Athens and not too far from Thebes.

2020年1月29日 · The delicacy of the Tanagra figurines reveals how skilled the Greeks were in the art of coroplasty, or clay modeling.

Tanagra figurines are exquisite examples of ancient Greek terracotta sculpture, celebrated for their beauty, craftsmanship, and cultural significance. Through their elegant poses, intricate costumes, and lifelike expressions, they offer a glimpse into the artistic achievements and social customs of Hellenistic Greece.

2020年4月4日 · Tanagra figurines are mold-cast Greek terracotta figurines produced from the later fourth century BCE up to the 1st century BCE, primarily in the Boeotian town of Tanagra, which has given its name to the whole class but also in Alexandria, Tarentum in Magna Graecia, Centuripe in Sicily and Myrina in Mysia.