Terracotta amphora (jar)
Obverse and reverse, Dionysos with men and youths
Though the name the Affecter may have a pejorative ring, attention to his work reveals his accomplishment as an artist. The representation of Dionysos, the god of wine, exemplifies the Affecter's solid, slow-moving figures, sometimes ungainly but always articulated with the most precise and varied detail.
Though the name the Affecter may have a pejorative ring, attention to his work reveals his accomplishment as an artist. The representation of Dionysos, the god of wine, exemplifies the Affecter's solid, slow-moving figures, sometimes ungainly but always articulated with the most precise and varied detail.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Affecter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 550–530 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.7 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
- Object Number: 18.145.15
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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