Pronomous Painter Flashcards
What kind of vase?
Volute krater
Who’s the artist?
Pronomous
Who are the figures in the centre of the vase?
Ariadne and Dionysus
What does the vase depict?
A team of tragic actors and chorus members off-stage but wearing satyr costumes
What the vase shows about costumes
Tragic mask in this period was plain and not highly stylised whereas the costumes show great decoration and intricate design, with patterns and figures of people and animals. Had close-fitting sleeves which hid the age/gender of actors allowing them to change role more easily. Dionysus wearing himation and Ariadne wearing himation and chiton. Wearing kothornoi
People on the vase
vase named after the aulos player in the middle, one of the most famous musicians of the late fifth-century from thebes called Pronomous. Dionysus and Ariadne, Demetrios seems to be the playwright because he holds a scroll, another female character holding a female mask, maybe a personification of the satyr-play.