Washington University in St. Louis Washington University Open Scholarship All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Spring 5-1-2013 Envisioning the Unseen: Sisyphos in Chthonic Landscapes Elizabeth Graff olW fson Washington University in St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd Part of the History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons Recommended Citation Wolfson, Elizabeth Graff, "Envisioning the Unseen: Sisyphos in Chthonic Landscapes" (2013). All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). 1114. https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd/1114 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Washington University Open Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by an authorized administrator of Washington University Open Scholarship. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Department of Art History and Archaeology Envisioning the Unseen: Sisyphos in Chthonic Landscapes by Elizabeth Graff Wolfson A thesis presented to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Washington University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts May 2013 St. Louis, Missouri © 2013, Elizabeth Graff Wolfson. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements iii Dedication iv Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Sisyphos in Literature 7 Chapter 2: Sisyphos in Art 25 Sisyphos on the Greek Mainland (Black-Figure, ca. 565-470) 26 Sisyphos on the Greek Mainland (Other Media, ca. 500-430 BCE) 37 Sisyphos in South Italy and Etruria (ca. 4th-1st century BCE) 48 Conclusions 67 Chapter 3: Sisyphos the “Scene Setter” 68 Abbreviations 81 Bibliography 82 List of Plates 85 Plates 91 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Art History and Archaeology, and the Visual Resources Curator Betha Whitlow for providing me with financial support throughout my two years at Washington University.