Young Woman, Korinna
Young Woman, Korinna
3D
Published 2019-09-12T13:20:55+00:00
Corinna or Korinna (Ancient Greek: Κόριννα, romanized: Kórinna) was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia, described by Herbert Weir Smyth as the most famous ancient Greek woman poet after Sappho. Although ancient testimonia portray her as a contemporary of Pindar (who lived between about 522 and 443 BC), not all modern scholars accept the accuracy of this tradition, and some claim that she is more likely to have lived in the Hellenistic period of 323 to 31 BC. Her works, which survive only in fragments, focus on local Boeotian legends. Though her poetry is of interest as the work of one of the few preserved female poets from ancient Greece, modern critics generally rate it poorly.
This head originates from Munich, possibly from a full-figure work depicting the poet. Little information is given on the provenance of this statue.
| Date published | 12/09/2019 |
| Complexity | Medium |
| Title | Young Woman, Korinna |
| Accession | KAS 639 |
| Medium | Plaster |
| Record | http://collection.smk.dk/#/detail/KAS639 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst |
