Scholarship Vases Flashcards
Kleitias Volute Krater
AO1’s
Date - C. 570 BCE
Painter - Kleitias
Technique - Black Figure
Tradition - Corinthian Miniturist
Type - Volute Krater
Scenes
- Calydonian Boar
- Funeral of Petrokles
- Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
- Achilles pursuing Troilus
- Theseus - Liberator of Athens
- Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
- Peleus and Thetis (Cont)
- Dionysus returning Haephestus to Olympus
- Handles: Artemis, Ajax carrying Achilles, the Gorgon Medusa
AO2’s
- Portrays a narrative of Achilles life and of Theseus’ good deeds.
- Limitations of Black figure
- Greek Victory
- God’s prefernce for the Greeks
Uses
- The Volute Krater would be used at a symposia
- The symposiark may what to express his liniage to Achilles
Lydos Column Krater
AO1’s
Date - C. 550 BCE
Painter - Lydos
Technique - Black Figure
Tradition - Grand Style
Vase Type - Column Krater
Scenes
- Dionysus returning Hephaestus to Olympus
- OBV: Middle Satyr
- REV: Dionysus
Key Aspects
- Middle Saytar wears the mask of Dionysus
- Humourous as satyrs play games
- Non-linear, NOT MFMF, two people face each other
A02’s
- Focuses on the celebration of the myth rather than the myth itself
- Dancing motion
- Mood is celebratory and triumphant as Dionysus will assend to godhood
- The marriage of Peleus and Thesues is among gods
Uses
- Krater is used at the symposia
- Used to demostrate the celebration the a symposia should entail
Exekias Kylix Cup
A01’s
Date - C. 530 BCE
Painter - Exekias
Technique - Black Figure
Tradition - Grand Style
Type - Kylix Cup
Scenes
- Inside: Dionysus on a boat surrounded by dolphins and grapes. Myth of Dionysus being attacked by pirates
- Outside: The mask of Dionysus
Key Aspects
- Dionysus in reclining in the boat in symposia pose (Body on left, Head on right, resting on elbow)
- He holds a wine flute
- He wears an ivy wreath
- 7 Dolphins
- 7 Grape bunches
A02’s
- Dionysus in positioned parallel to the handles of the cup and thus, when the cup is used it appears as though Dionysus sails down the throat of the symposiast.
- The eyes on the mask are in between the handles so that when the symposiast drinks, he puts on the mask of Dionysus thus becoming alike the god.
- One becomes alike the god while taking in the essence of the god reinforcing the goals of memosis of the gods through rituals.
Uses
- Used at the symposia
- Drinking Cup
Exekias Belly Amphora
A01’s
Date - C. 530 BCE
Painter - Exekias
Technique - Black Figure
Tradition - Grand Style
Type - Belly Amphora
Scenes
- OBV: Ajak and Achilles dicing
- REV: Return of Kastor and Polydeukes
Key Aspects
OBV
- Achilles is winning the dicing match (And positioned on the left)
- W Composition, Central Diamond
- Achilles appears taller
- Achilles is more prepared for battle
REV
- 3 Focal Points: Polydeukes and Dog, Queen Leda offering lotus flower and mytle wings to Kastor
- King Tyndareus patting the horse
- Depth perception
A02’s
- Both scenes are made up and focus on a more deep aspect.
- OBV: Achilles beating Ajax represents the heoric death achieved by Achilles while Ajax commits suicide, not heroic.
- REV: Kastor was killed and Polydeukes gave up his immortality to save his brother. They spend alternate days in Hades making this scene impossible
- Lotus flower of rejuvenation
- Tonal Juxtaposition: Ajax and Achiles and very focus and there is much tension, Polydeukes and Kastor are in a familiar and calm scene of family
Amasis Painter Lekythoi
A01’s
Date - C. 550 - 530 BCE
Painter - Amasis
Technique - Black Figure
Tradition - Grand Style
Type - Lekythoi
Scenes
- A typical marriage
- Couple is being taken from bride parents house to the grooms house
- Often paired with another Lekythoi which reinforces domestic scene (Working on a loom)
Key Aspects
- The vase type is used by women for storing perfume or oil
A02’s
- The vase would be constantly used by a women and thus reinforces the domesticated activities a women should preform
- Portrays the roles of a women
- The marriage is among mortals
Uses
- Would be given to a women arfter marriage in a pair
- Held oil or perfume
- Seen by a woman on a daily basis
Middle Korinthian
A01’s
Date - C. 585 BCE
Painter - Unknown
Technique - Black Figure
Tradition - Corinthian Miniaturist
Type - Korinthian Krater
Scenes
- Wedding of Helen and Paris
Key Aspects
- Helen is exiting a chariot
- Paris waits for his soon to be wife
A02’s
- Displays a typical marriage
- This marriage is with heros
Antimenes Painter Hydria
A01’s
Date - C. 510 BCE
Painter - Antimenes
Technique - Black Figure
Tradition - Grand Style
Type - Hydria
Scenes
- Middle: Hydrophoria, Women in masses using hydrias to gather water
- Top: Men dressed in weapons and shields
- Bottom: Beasts
Key Aspects
- Woman on the left hand side filling up the Hydria, the Hydria is about to overflow
A02’s
- The vase is used to reinforce patriarchy and male dominance
- Celebration of elite male actions
- Humorous as woman’s Hydria is about to overflow
Uses
- Predominatly used by women
- Stored water
Bilingual Belly Amphora
A01’s
Date - C. 515 BCE
Painter - Andokides/Lysippides
Technique - Bi-lingual
Tradition - Grand Style
Type - Bely Amphora
Scenes
- OBV: Herakles revlining on a kline (couch)
- REV: Dionysus reclining on a kline
Key Aspects
- Athena offers the lotus flower of rejuvenation on both scenes
- BF: Hermes and slave child are required to fill in the space
- RF: Dionysus is much larger than Herakles and does not need Hermes or slave child to fill in the space
A02’s
- Used for a RF vs BF question
- Highlights the improvements of RF
- Heroises the symposia as both side include a mortal who was elevated to godhood
- The symposiast are beconming alike the Gods
Uses
- Storage jar
Euphronios Calyx Krater [a]
A01’s
Date - C. 510 - 500 BCE
Painter - Euphronios
Technique - Red Figure
Tradition - Pioneer Tradition
Type - Calyx Krater
Scenes
- OBV: Herakles wrestling Antaeus
- REV: Polykles’ flute recital
Key Aspects
- Herakles is presented as more civilized than Antaeus. Hair and followers
- Accurate movements.
- Polykles has similar action as the follower of Herakles
A02’s
- Heroizes both athleticism (wrestling) and culture (Flute playing)
- Civic vs barbaric
Uses
- Used at the symposia
- inforces ideas of culture onto symposiasts
Euphronios Calyx Krater [b]
A01’s
Date - C. 510 - 500 BCE
Painter - Euphronios
Technique - Red Figure
Tradition - Pioneer
Type - Calyx Krater
Scenes
- OBV: Hermes overseeing Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of the deceased Sarpedon
- REV: The youth prepare for war
Key Aspects
- W composition
- Figures are painted with naturalistic poses
- Youth have no beards
A02’s
- The youths want to become heroized like Sarpedon
- Heroizes the action of war
Uses
- Used at the symposia
- inforces ideas of culture onto symposiasts
Euphronios Psykter
A01’s
Date - C. 510 - 500 BCE
Painter - Euphronios
Technique - Red Figure
Tradition - Pioneer
Type - Psykter
Scenes
- 4 Hetairai (Women) engage in symposia
Key Aspects
- The women hold two cups
A02’s
- Parody of the male symposia
- Believed that women would have less diluted water and two cups as they got drunk easier and did not know how to enjoy the symposia
- Alison Glazebrook
Uses
- Used at the symposia
- Humourous to males
Euthymides Belly Amphora
A01’s
Date - C. 510 BCE
Painter - Euthymides
Technique - Red Figure
Tradition - Pioneer
Type - Belly Amphora
Scenes
- OBV: Three Komasts dancing in the street post symposia
- REV: Hector dressing for battle against Achilles
Key Aspects
- Use of drapery
- Komasts: Komachos, Endemos, Teles from left to right
- REV: King Priam, Hector, Hecuba from left to right
A02’s
- Tonal juxtaposition: a very relaxed scene vs a very somber scene
- Drapery: used to represent the burden on the person. The Komasts experience no burden and have little drapery while Hector and his parents have much drapery as Hector willing leaves to his inevitable death
- Heroizes both the action of battle/war and the symposia
Uses
- Storage Jar
- Used at symposia
- Celebrates elite Athenian male culture
Kleophrades Hydria
A01’s
Date - C. 480 BCE
Painter - Kleophrades
Technique - Red Figure
Tradition - Mannerist
Type - Hydria
Scenes
- Friezes of the Trojan War
Key Aspects
- Key scene of the rape and murder of Cassandra by Ajax
- Aeneas faces away from Cassandra
A02’s
- Heroized Aeneas for not engaging in battle
- Ajax is portrayed negatively
- Greeks are portrayed in a negative light
Context
- Athens is in the midst of war (480 BCE)
- After the battle of Thermopylae
Niobid Painter Calyx Krater
A01’s
Date - C. 470 - 460 BCE
Painter - Niobid
Technique - Red Figure
Tradition - Mannerist
Type - Calyx Krater
Scenes
- OBV: Herakles ad Theseus
- REV: Apollo and Artemis slaughtering the children of Niobe
Key Aspects
- The Scenes are over dramatized like a theatrical performance
Obverse
- Herakles is in contrapposto pose
- Theseus is in polygnaton (peaceful) composition, over exaggerated as he reaches out, comical
Reverse
- Dramatized by the faces of the gods as they dish out death
- One princess lies in polygnaton composition near the bottom
A02’s
Obverse
- Herakles is about to embark into the underworld to save Theseus
- Despite the seriousness, Herakles seems relaxed
Reverse
- The mothers of Niobe claimed their children were better than the gods
- There is a presumed dead body that hasn’t been drawn as one of the arrows appears in a no man’s land
Uses
- Used at the symposia
- Theatrical
- Humourous to symposiasts
Pan Painter Hydria
A01’s
Date - C. 460 BCE
Painter - Pan
Technique - Red Figure
Tradition - Mannerist
Type - Hydria
Scenes
- Perseus and Athena fleeing from the decapitated Gorgon Medusa
Key Aspects
- The scene portrays a theatrical performance
- Perseus wears the wing cap and boots of Hermes
- Medusa in polygnaton composition
- Athena holds a comically large spear, larger than Perseus’ harp. She runs into the scene rather than out
- Order: Perseus, Medusa, Athena
A02’s
- It is a subvert of typical gender roles
- Athena is more masculine than Perseus
- Perseus wears slightly feminine drapery and is not conveyed as a heroic male
Uses
- Used by women
- Humourous
