Entre el anonimato y la identidad: líderes serviles de la Antigüedad en la pintura y la escultura modernas

Resumen

From among the millions of slaves who lived in Ancient Rome, very few areknown with a individualized identity whose modern reception may be reconstructed.We do find, for instance, the names of Spartacus and Eunus, leaders of importantslave revolts in Italy and Sicily respectively, in the last century of the RomanRepublic. The influence of Spartacus in the modern history of progressive politicalideas is well-known, and his cinematographic success, both on the big screen and ontelevision, is also evident. Nevertheless, that presence is much less frequent inhistorical painting or in sculpture. The aim of this paper is to collect the modernpaintings and sculptures dedicated to the aforementioned slave leaders, to analysethe motives advanced by the artist, and to study the cultural and political context ofthese works, in order to contribute to a better understanding of the modern reception ofthese figures.