LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Greek

Title: Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) Artist: Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228 Period: Classical Date: ca. 460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H.: 17 1/2 x 12 in. (44.5 x 30.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907 Accession Number: 07.286.70 Obverse, old man and warrior Reverse, two warriors The fragment is the neck of a loutrophoros, marble examples of which are exhibited in the fourth-century B.C. sculpture gallery. The tall slender shape emphasizes the statuesque quality of the figures. It is noteworthy that the figures seem to represent three generations, from the old man on the obverse to the youth on the reverse. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247950

Title: Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) Artist: Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228 Period: Classical Date: ca. 460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H.: 17 1/2 x 12 in. (44.5 x 30.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907 Accession Number: 07.286.70 Obverse, old man and warrior Reverse, two warriors The fragment is the neck of a loutrophoros, marble examples of which are exhibited in the fourth-century B.C. sculpture gallery. The tall slender shape emphasizes the statuesque quality of the figures. It is noteworthy that the figures seem to represent three generations, from the old man on the obverse to the youth on the reverse. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247950

Title: Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) Artist: Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228 Period: Classical Date: ca. 460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H.: 17 1/2 x 12 in. (44.5 x 30.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907 Accession Number: 07.286.70 Obverse, old man and warrior Reverse, two warriors The fragment is the neck of a loutrophoros, marble examples of which are exhibited in the fourth-century B.C. sculpture gallery. The tall slender shape emphasizes the statuesque quality of the figures. It is noteworthy that the figures seem to represent three generations, from the old man on the obverse to the youth on the reverse. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247950

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Pig Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 480 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/16 x 15 7/16in. (40.8 x 39.3cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number: 56.171.47 Obverse, Dionysos and satyr Reverse, satyr The Pig Painter was a contemporary of the Pan Painter among the Mannerist artists. Here he presents his own version of a satyr waiting on Dionysos, the god of wine, with an oinochoe (jug) and a pointed amphora (jar). On the reverse, another satyr gesticulates in expressive abandon. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254905

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Pig Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 480 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/16 x 15 7/16in. (40.8 x 39.3cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number: 56.171.47 Obverse, Dionysos and satyr Reverse, satyr The Pig Painter was a contemporary of the Pan Painter among the Mannerist artists. Here he presents his own version of a satyr waiting on Dionysos, the god of wine, with an oinochoe (jug) and a pointed amphora (jar). On the reverse, another satyr gesticulates in expressive abandon. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254905

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Pig Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 480 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/16 x 15 7/16in. (40.8 x 39.3cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number: 56.171.47 Obverse, Dionysos and satyr Reverse, satyr The Pig Painter was a contemporary of the Pan Painter among the Mannerist artists. Here he presents his own version of a satyr waiting on Dionysos, the god of wine, with an oinochoe (jug) and a pointed amphora (jar). On the reverse, another satyr gesticulates in expressive abandon. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254905

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Pig Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 480 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/16 x 15 7/16in. (40.8 x 39.3cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number: 56.171.47 Obverse, Dionysos and satyr Reverse, satyr The Pig Painter was a contemporary of the Pan Painter among the Mannerist artists. Here he presents his own version of a satyr waiting on Dionysos, the god of wine, with an oinochoe (jug) and a pointed amphora (jar). On the reverse, another satyr gesticulates in expressive abandon. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254905

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Pig Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 480 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/16 x 15 7/16in. (40.8 x 39.3cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956 Accession Number: 56.171.47 Obverse, Dionysos and satyr Reverse, satyr The Pig Painter was a contemporary of the Pan Painter among the Mannerist artists. Here he presents his own version of a satyr waiting on Dionysos, the god of wine, with an oinochoe (jug) and a pointed amphora (jar). On the reverse, another satyr gesticulates in expressive abandon. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254905

Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug) Period: Classical Date: ca. 430–420 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1937 Accession Number: 37.11.19 Man with lyre and staff, woman with lamp, on opposite sides of door The subject concerns an Athenian reveler at the end of a bibulous evening. There has been considerable debate as to whether the man is returning home or calling on a hetaira (prostitute). Of exceptional architectural interest is the abbreviated depiction of the front of a house with the solid door and the tiled roof. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253538

Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug) Period: Classical Date: ca. 430–420 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1937 Accession Number: 37.11.19 Man with lyre and staff, woman with lamp, on opposite sides of door The subject concerns an Athenian reveler at the end of a bibulous evening. There has been considerable debate as to whether the man is returning home or calling on a hetaira (prostitute). Of exceptional architectural interest is the abbreviated depiction of the front of a house with the solid door and the tiled roof. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253538

Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug) Period: Classical Date: ca. 430–420 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1937 Accession Number: 37.11.19 Man with lyre and staff, woman with lamp, on opposite sides of door The subject concerns an Athenian reveler at the end of a bibulous evening. There has been considerable debate as to whether the man is returning home or calling on a hetaira (prostitute). Of exceptional architectural interest is the abbreviated depiction of the front of a house with the solid door and the tiled roof. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253538

Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug) Period: Classical Date: ca. 430–420 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1937 Accession Number: 37.11.19 Man with lyre and staff, woman with lamp, on opposite sides of door The subject concerns an Athenian reveler at the end of a bibulous evening. There has been considerable debate as to whether the man is returning home or calling on a hetaira (prostitute). Of exceptional architectural interest is the abbreviated depiction of the front of a house with the solid door and the tiled roof. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253538

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Agrigento Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 470–460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 17 9/16 in. (44.6 cm); diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915 Accession Number: 15.27 Obverse, Herakles slaying the Egyptian king Busiris Reverse, the king's priests and attendants in flight One of the numerous adventures of Herakles took place in Egypt where he encountered Busiris, a king who had been advised to sacrifice all strangers to Zeus in order to avoid drought. Herakles prevailed over Busiris and killed him and all his henchmen. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248916

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Agrigento Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 470–460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 17 9/16 in. (44.6 cm); diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915 Accession Number: 15.27 Obverse, Herakles slaying the Egyptian king Busiris Reverse, the king's priests and attendants in flight One of the numerous adventures of Herakles took place in Egypt where he encountered Busiris, a king who had been advised to sacrifice all strangers to Zeus in order to avoid drought. Herakles prevailed over Busiris and killed him and all his henchmen. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248916

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Agrigento Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 470–460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 17 9/16 in. (44.6 cm); diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915 Accession Number: 15.27 Obverse, Herakles slaying the Egyptian king Busiris Reverse, the king's priests and attendants in flight One of the numerous adventures of Herakles took place in Egypt where he encountered Busiris, a king who had been advised to sacrifice all strangers to Zeus in order to avoid drought. Herakles prevailed over Busiris and killed him and all his henchmen. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248916

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Agrigento Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 470–460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 17 9/16 in. (44.6 cm); diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915 Accession Number: 15.27 Obverse, Herakles slaying the Egyptian king Busiris Reverse, the king's priests and attendants in flight One of the numerous adventures of Herakles took place in Egypt where he encountered Busiris, a king who had been advised to sacrifice all strangers to Zeus in order to avoid drought. Herakles prevailed over Busiris and killed him and all his henchmen. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248916

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Agrigento Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 470–460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 17 9/16 in. (44.6 cm); diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915 Accession Number: 15.27 Obverse, Herakles slaying the Egyptian king Busiris Reverse, the king's priests and attendants in flight One of the numerous adventures of Herakles took place in Egypt where he encountered Busiris, a king who had been advised to sacrifice all strangers to Zeus in order to avoid drought. Herakles prevailed over Busiris and killed him and all his henchmen. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248916

Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Artist: Attributed to the Agrigento Painter Period: Classical Date: ca. 470–460 BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: H. 17 9/16 in. (44.6 cm); diameter 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm) Classification: Vases Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915 Accession Number: 15.27 Obverse, Herakles slaying the Egyptian king Busiris Reverse, the king's priests and attendants in flight One of the numerous adventures of Herakles took place in Egypt where he encountered Busiris, a king who had been advised to sacrifice all strangers to Zeus in order to avoid drought. Herakles prevailed over Busiris and killed him and all his henchmen. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248916