Gyermekjelenetek a hellenisztikus görög szobrászatban
Representations of Children in the Hellenistic Greek Sculpture

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I attempt to provide a cross-section of the representations of children in Hellenistic Greek sculpture with the aim of pointing out ideological and socio-historical motives through the methodological means of iconography in the historiography of childhood that express the then-emerging image of man, and flow through works of art, as well as specific patterns of understanding of the child that are noticeable in those artworks. During the research, ideological, socio-historical, artistic and aspects of childhood historiography were equally taken into account, therefore it was first and foremost necessary to determine the historical frameworks relevant to the topic of this paper. The aim of the research is to provide a comprehensive picture of the representation of the child in the given era, at the same time pointing at the iconographic and iconological meanings seen in the works, then to point out the ideological meanings hidden in the works as well as the cultural references, since these works go beyond the subject of childhood to reflect questions of the time open to existential issues, and ultimately follow the path of ethical relativism.

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