Thermopylae
Thermopylae
Thermopylae

© Estate of Dimitri Hadzi

Thermopylae
Thermopylae
Thermopylae

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Thermopylae,

1961

Dimitri Hadzi, 1921–2006; born New York, NY; died Boston, MA; active Rome, Italy and Cambridge, MA
PP530
Known for combining the mythical with the modern, Dimitri Hadzi was influenced both by his Greek heritage and by his studies of classical sculpture in Rome and Greece. Thermopylae refers to the site of the epic battle between the Persians and the outmatched Spartans in 480 BC. The work represents the ideal of fighting for one's beliefs despite strong opposition.
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Title
Thermopylae
Dates

1961

Maker
Dimitri Hadzi
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
114.3 x 137.2 x 74.9 cm (45 x 54 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, gift of Stephen F. Voorhees, Class of 1900
Object Number
PP530
Signatures
Signed: D. HADZI 111/IV
Culture
American
Type
sculpture
Materials
bronze
Subject
abstraction

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