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Dionysos Crossing the Sea c. 535 BCE. Terracotta kylix (interior), from Vulci, Italy. Diameter 41/2 inches (Museum Antiker Kleinkunst, Munich) Dionysos was the Greek god of wine (called Bacchus by the Romans) here shown after a episode in which he was captured by pirates, whereupon he caused grapevines to grow all over the ship and frightened his captors until they jumped overboard and were turned into dolphins. Dionysos seen here reclining in the boat on his return journey, accompanied by seven dolphins and seven bunches of grapes for good luck. Boat under full sail (once entirely white) which is treated not as a conventional symbol but as a sail might acutally look, bellying out and filling with wind. Exekias showing a new awareness of the physical presence of nature. Light, floating, almost lyrical quality of the image. Also delightfully witty and clever to show the god of wine afloat in a sea of wine in a wine cup. |
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When I arrived at Garrhan in the Tarn on Friday evening I was first greeted by Reggie. We performed a ritual that was already established in the 6th century BC.
Sometimes the minutiae of life, the pressures of modern times and rapid technological change make it easy to forget the heritage we share with our ancestors.
This Greek vase is the work of Athenian painter and potter, Exekias. In the centre is a horse (Kyllaros) and its rider, Castor, holds the reins and turns towards Leda (his mother) who holds out a flower to welcome him. Castor’s father, Tyndareus, strokes the horse’s nose and in the background a slave arrives with a change of clothes for Castor. Meanwhile on the left, Castor’s half-brother Pollux has already shed his travelling clothes and exchanges greetings with his Reggie.
The amphora itself is beautifully proportioned and embellished with decoration that frames the scene. Achieving such good perspective on a curved surface is not the least of Exekias’s achievements. It is in a museum in the Vatican.
It was the subject of Dr Stuttard’s talk to the Ancient W
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Master of Attic Black Figure Painting: The Art and Legacy of Exekias
Autor Dr Elizabeth Moignard
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The great 6th-century BCE Attic potter-painter Exekias is acclaimed as the most accomplished exponent of late 'black-figure' art. His vases, vessels, bowls and amphorae are reproduced on postcards and in other media all over the world. Despite his importance in the history of art and archaeology, little has been written about Exekias in his own right. Elizabeth Moignard, a leading historian of classical art, here corrects that neglect by addressing her subject as more than just a painter. She positions Exekias as a remarkable but nevertheless grounded and receptive man of his age, working in an Athens that was sensitive to Homeric literature and drawing on that great corpus of poetry to explore its own emerging concepts of honour, heroism, leadership and military tradition. Discussing a range of ceramic pieces, Moignard illustrates their impact and meaning, deconstructing iconic
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