The cenotaph of the members of the Sacred Band of Alexandros Ypsilantis (1792- 1828) that fell in the battle of Dragatsani (1821) is the first public monument in Athens. It is a marble stele resting on a pedestal. The front bears the relief of a sword and a wreath and the back bears the symbol of the Sacred Band, a skull with crossed bones. The stele is crowned by a helmet. It was sponsored by the poet Alexandros K. Soutsos (1803-1863), in honour of his brother, Dimitrios, who fell at Dragatsani. The monument was designed by the architect who was also the first urban planner of Athens, Stamatis Kleanthis (1802-1862), but the sculptor remains unknown to this day.
Main Bibliography
- Bury John – Meiggs Russell, A History of Greece. To the Death of Alexander the Great, Translated by Rouli Tataki, K. N. Petropoulos, Anna Papadimitriou - Grammenou, Konstantinos Buraselis, Angelos Matthaiou, Athens 2011.
- Αλεξάνδρου, μτφρ. Ρούλη Τατάκη, Κ. Ν. Πετρόπουλος, Άννα Παπαδημητρίου Γραμμένου,
- Κωνσταντίνος Μπουραζέλης, Άγγελος Ματθαίου, Αθήνα 2011.
- Lefèvre François, Histoire Du Monde Grec Antique, Translated by Anastasia Kefala, Mina Kardamitsa, Athens 2016.
- Καρδαμίτσα, Αθήνα 2016.
- Antonopoulou Zeta, Τα Γλυπτά της Αθήνας: Υπαίθρια Γλυπτική 1834-2004, Athens 2003.
- Karaiskou Vicky, Νεοελληνική Γλυπτική: Ματιές και αναγνώσεις, Athens 2011.
- Pavlopoulos Dimitris, Ζητήματα Νεοελληνικής Γλυπτικής, Athens 1998.
- Γλυπτά, Αθήνα 2020.
- Pavlopoulos Dimitris, Από τον Ιερό Λόχο στον Κωνσταντίνο ΙΒ’: Νεότερα Αθηναϊκά Γλυπτά, Athens 2020.
Main Webliography
http://www.athenssculptures.com
https://explore.cure-project.gr
https://www.thisiscrete.gr/gr/historical-monuments
https://www.wikipedia.org
Informations
Additional
Creator: Stamatis Kleanthis (1802-1862)
Material: Marble
Date: 1843
Location: Pedion tou Areos, Athens
Type: Memorial
Subject: Greek War of Independence
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