Attic Red Figure Cup
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Attic red figure cup. It is an important source on ancient greek metal working technology. During the first quarter of the fifth century bc an impressive number of important artists were active including the brygos painter who specialized in cup decoration. Crowded compositions with large statuesque figures are typical. In the medallion of this cup with its molded edge decoration are the signatures of douris one of the most delicate vase painters of the late archaic period and calliades a potter who is otherwise unknown.
Open content images tend to be large in file size. The brygos painter was an ancient greek attic red figure vase painter of the late archaic period. The added colours now include blue green and others. Satyrs part human part animal companions of dionysos the god of wine were a popular and fitting decoration.
Briseis painter greek attic active 510 470 b c brygos greek attic active about 490 470 b c 11 2 38 9 30 7 cm 4 7 16 15 5 16 12 1 16 in 86 ae 293. Order this image attic red figure cup. Attic red figure cup known as the iliupersis cup. Berlin foundry cup a red figure kylix from the early 5th century bc.
The nature of their interaction is made clear by the hare presented by one of the men. A satyr holding a drinking cup decorates the interior of this athenian red figure cup. Foundry painter greek attic active 500 470 b c 9 4 30 5 23 6 cm 3 11 16 12 9 5 16 in 86 ae 294. It is signed in the medallion by euphronios a master of a workshop that specialized in cups during the latter half of his career in around 500 470 bc.
Hares were popular love gifts in athenian society symbolic of pursuit and in a second pairing another hare sits tamely on the lap of a youth. Together with onesimos douris and makron he is among the most important cup painters of his time. Its most striking feature is the exterior depiction of activities in an athenian bronze workshop or foundry. Work attic red figure cup.
It is the name vase of the attic vase painter known conventionally as the foundry painter. He was active in the first third of the 5th century bce especially in the 480s and 470s bce. On the exterior of this drinking cup men marked as mature by their beards stand before seated youths. This style current between 370 and 330 bc combined the preceding rich and modest styles with a preponderance of the rich.
Order this image attic red figure cup. Open content images tend to be large in file size. The subject of this cup whose exceptional size suggests a ceremonial vase is theseus.