Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Colmar Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154

Interior, youth with javelin
Exterior, obverse and reverse, symposium (drinking party)

The Colmar Painter belongs to the circle of artists who were influenced by Euphronios and Onesimos. Like many artists working just before and after 500 B.C., he favored athletic scenes because they permitted the depiction of the nude body in a great variety of poses. Behind the youth here is a stone shaft on a plinth that represents the goalpost in the gymnasium.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Colmar Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Colmar Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Colmar Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Colmar Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Colmar Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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