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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

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Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Attributed to the C Painter 

Period:
Archaic
Date:
ca. 575 B.C.
Culture:
Greek, Attic
Medium:
Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:
H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) diameter 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
Classification:
Vases
Credit Line:
Purchase, 1901
Accession Number:
01.8.6

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 155

  • Description

    Interior, gorgoneion (Gorgon's face)
    Exterior, obverse, Achilles pursuing Troilos and Polyxena; reverse, horsemen

    The C(orinthianizing) Painter takes his name from the strong influence of Corinthian vase-painting on his style. He particularly favored the Siana cup, which afforded him an ample, regularly shaped surface over which to deploy mythological narratives. The C Painter has chosen a later moment in the Troilos story than the Painter of London B 76. The hare and bird emphasize the speed of Achilles' pursuit.

  • References

    Bothmer, Dietrich von. 1972. "Greek Vase Painting: An Introduction." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 31(1): no. 5, pp. 16-18, 67.

    Tolle-Kastenbein, R. 1994. Das archaische Wasserleitungsnetz fur Athen. Mainz: Von Zabern, 90.

    Mertens, Joan R. 2010. How to Read Greek Vases. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 96, 98, fig. 37.

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