Myth meets Life: Vase Painting in Classical Athens

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Gillian Shepherd

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Athenian black-figure amphora Attributed to Exekias, c. 530 BC

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Athenian vase shapes

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Clay extraction Corinthian black figure pinax, side A, c. 575-50

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Attic cup depicting potter, c. 490 BC

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Black Figure and Red Figure pottery three stage firing:

1. Oxidisation 2. Reduction 3. Re-oxidisation Image source: ArtStor

Joining sherds from the Areopagus, Athens c. 800 Test pieces?

Misfired black figure vase

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Late Geometric Dipylon Vase

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Black Figure Red Figure

Style   Abbrevia-on   Absolute  da-ng  

Late  Geometric  I   LG  I   c.  750-­‐25  BC  

Late  Geometric  II   LG  II   c.  725-­‐700  

Early  Protoa9c   EPA   c.  700-­‐675  

Middle  Protoa9c   MPA   c.  675-­‐650    

Late  Protoa9c   LPA   c.  650-­‐625  

Black  Figure   BF   c.  625-­‐530  

(Early)  Red  Figure   RF   c.  530-­‐500  

Red  Figure   RF   5th-­‐  4th  cents  BC  

Periodisation of Athenian Pottery Styles

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Panathenaic amphorae (Panathenaic Games)

Euphiletos Painter, c. 530 Kleophrades Painter, c. 525-500

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Poseidon (detail of amphora, side A), Amasis Painter, c. 550-30

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“Amasis mepoiesen”

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“Exekias (m)epoese”

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NB another version is “megrapsen” ie “painted me”

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Berlin Painter (c. 490-60) (n.b. J. D. Beazley)

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“Kitharode”

“Hermes and Satyr”

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Berlin Foundry Cup Foundry Painter Red figure kylix, c. 490

Black figure hydria Women at a fountain house Class of Hamberg 1917.477 c. 510-500

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Attic red-figure stamnos Berlin Painter c. 490-80 Athena with Achilles(?) and Hektor(?)

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Hoplite battle Black figure amphora Lysippides Painter, c. 530 NB a hoplite usually had to pay for his own panoply, ie hoplite status was a sign of wealth as well as citizenship

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Chigi Vase (c. 640)

Departure of a Warrior Achilles Painter Red figure stamnos, c. 450 BC

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Arming of Hector with Priam and Hecuba Red figure amphora Euthymides, c. 510

Hetairai [courtesans] we keep for pleasure, pallakai [whores] for attendance upon our person, but gynaikai [wives] for the procreation of legitimate children and to be the faithful guardians of our households.

Demosthenes,  Against  Neaira  59.122

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Athenian  white-­‐‑ground  lekythos, Villa  Guilia  Painter c.  450  BC

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NB: Symposion Hetairai Kottabos

Red figure kylix (tondo) Brygos Painter c. 470

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Warning:

The next slide has explicit sexual content

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Red figure oinochoe Shuvalov Painter c. 430

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Athenian  white  ground  cup   (red-­‐‑figure  image  on  white  ground c.  460  BC)

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Agora potty

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