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Series Title: Aristophanes' Lysistrata

No. 1–Oath of the Women, Accord between the Spartans

1934

Pablo Picasso

(Spanish, 1881–1973)
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Culture
Spain, 20th century
Medium
etching
Measurements
Platemark: 21 x 13.7 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 38 x 28 cm (14 15/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1935.119.1
Catalogue raisonné
Geiser II.160.387
State
IIb
Copyright
© Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

In 1934, Pablo Picasso illustrated a new edition of Lysistrata,a comedy by ancient Greek writer Aristophanes. In the play, the women of Athens, led by Lysistrata, compel the men around them to end an ongoing war with the city-state of Sparta by maintaining celibacy until the fighting concluded. This etching—from a portfolio published alongside the book—corresponds to the main scene of the story: showing Lysistrata convincing the women of Athens to work together. To suggest and complement the story’s setting, Picasso used a classical linear style inspired by Greek art.

No. 1–Oath of the Women, Accord between the Spartans

1934

Pablo Picasso

(Spanish, 1881–1973)
Spain, 20th century

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