The ancient ekfrasis and renaissance art: about the relationship between text and image

Abstract

The paper deals with the classification and birth of ekfrasis in ancient Greece, then with some examples of ekfrasis from Greek nad Roman literature. After the presentation of Philostratus the Elder´ś Eikones, wich depicts painting of a villa in Naples, the paper focuses on reflections of this matter in the renaissance period.

Keywords

• ekfrasis
• Philostratus the Elder
• Eikones (Imagines)
• Camerino d´Alabastro
• Alfonso d´Este