Terracotta amphora (jar)
Obverse, Athena and Herakles in chariot with gods
Reverse, Dionysos, Artemis, Apollo, Leto, Hermes
The equilibrium achieved in late black-figure amphorae is well represented by this work. There is a balance between light and dark in the areas of glaze and reserve as well as within the panels. The ivy and lotus-palmette ornaments embellish the upper part of the vase, while the zone of rays emphasizes the bottom of the body. The stateliness in the representation is most appropriate to the subject of Herakles' introduction into Mount Olympos.
Reverse, Dionysos, Artemis, Apollo, Leto, Hermes
The equilibrium achieved in late black-figure amphorae is well represented by this work. There is a balance between light and dark in the areas of glaze and reserve as well as within the panels. The ivy and lotus-palmette ornaments embellish the upper part of the vase, while the zone of rays emphasizes the bottom of the body. The stateliness in the representation is most appropriate to the subject of Herakles' introduction into Mount Olympos.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
- Artist: Related to the Antimenes Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 510 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); diameter 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
- Object Number: 41.162.174
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Antimenes Painter
ca. 530–520 BCE
Antimenes Painter
ca. 530–520 BCE
Antimenes Painter
ca. 525–510 BCE
Antimenes Painter
ca. 530–520 BCE
Antimenes Painter
ca. 520 BCE
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