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‎Many Faces of the Lady of Elche. Essays on the Reception of an Iberian Sculpture‎

‎, Brepols, 2024 Hardback, 155 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:5 b/w, 36 col., 1 maps b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503610306.‎

‎Summary On 4 August 1897, farm workers in Elche - the site of ancient Ilici - discovered an Iberian sculpture of a woman that dated from the fifth- fourth centuries BCE. French archaeologist Pierre Paris dubbed this figure 'the Lady of Elche', and promptly purchased the sculpture on behalf of the Louvre Museum. There, she drew the attention of European scholars who were intrigued by her stylistic features, finally concluding that she bore witness to the existence of a specifically Iberian art. Since her discovery, the Lady of Elche has been a source of fascination not only for scholars, but also for artists, and she has become an icon of regional and national identity across Spain. This volume, co-written by an archaeologist and an anthropologist and translated here into English for the first time, seeks to explore the importance of the Lady of Elche, both for students of the past, and for the peoples of Iberia. The authors here explore not only what we know - and still do not know - about her creation, but also engage with key questions about what she represents for the men and women of our time who have questioned, manipulated, admired, loved, and often reinvented the singular beauty of this iconic figure. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction A Unique Work A Remarkable History Actors and their Agendas Chapter 2. The Lady and the Discovery of Iberian Art Ilici in the Iberian World A Newly Defined Art From la Alcudia's Soil to the Louvre: How the Discovery Came about An Exceptional Piece Chapter 3. A Century of Discussions about the Lady The First Attempts at Identification: The Moorish Queen, Apollo The Lady and the Archaeologists Iberian or Mediterranean, Goddess or Queen? Chapter 4. Through Artists' Eyes: The Lady from Orientalism to Primitivism and Art Nouveau Painters' Interpretations: Oriental or Hellenizing Iberians and 'Primitives' Ignacio Pinazo Martinez, Art Nouveau Sculptor Chapter 5. Women in Stone, Women in Flesh and Blood The Iberians and Valencian Identity The Lady as Archetypal Valencian Woman The Venus of Arles and the Lady of Elche Female Beauty A 'Living Lady' in Elche Chapter 6. The Lady between Elche and Madrid Ramon Folqu s's Account of the Discovery of the Statue Reasons for Rewriting the Account An Account that Became the 'Official Account' The Lady and the Virgin: Holiness Transferred After Francoism: The Rise of Heritage Manuel and 'His' Lady From Nationalism to Localism Chapter 7. Conclusion Works Cited‎