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ŠtatistikyVolute Krater with Battle Scene From The Trojan War
50.0 x 39.0 cm
The Niobid Painter (? – ?)
A master of classical painting, this artist is renowned for breathtaking reproductions of iconic artworks and timeless beauty—discover the perfect piece to elevate your space.
Experts have attributed this large krater, a receptacle for mixing wine and water, to the Niobid Painter, an Athenian red-figure artist of the mid-fifth century B.C. As a ceramic artist, the Niobid Painter was interested in depicting specific themes and historical episodes drawn from mythology and epic poetry. The obverse of the Cincinnati krater depicts one such episode, taken from the Homeric cycle on the Trojan War. Here a goddess with a diadem, holding a spear, intervenes in a combat between two warriors. One advances with lance poised, while the other falls backward with sword drawn in self-defense. The most likely contestants in this battle are the Greek hero Achilles and his Trojan adversary Hector. Their duel, described in Book 22 of the
O tomto diele
- Názov: Volute Krater with Battle Scene From The Trojan War
- Umenec: The Niobid Painter
- Pôvodné rozmery: 50.0 x 39.0 cm
- Formát: Portrait
- Stav autorských práv: Pod ochranou autorského práva
- Odtieň farby: Amber to Saffron
- Saturácia farieb: Balanced
