We can tell that Memnon is in trouble because his mother is grasping her hair.
Achilles' cheek guard is down, Memnon's is up. Memnon's has a bull blazon, a sword in his hand and another in his scabbard. Achilles shield has an armband, hand grips and 4 tassels. You should consider the contrasts between the two as we progress.ģ Comparisons / Contrasts with the Kleophrades Painter Hydria include:ġ) Only four figures on each side 2) Greater amount of free space 3) Two distinct (though related) scenes 4) Linear structure (cf pyramidal)Ĥ Subject matter Side A: Achilles fighting Memnon from Ethiopia, watched by their respective mothers, Thetis and Eos. The subject of the illustration on side B is the same as the previous one -The Trojan War - but it is dealt with in a very different way. Height: 65 cms Subject: Side A: Achilles fighting Memnon of Ethiopia Side B: Achilles fighting Hector the Trojan. He is named from an amphora which he painted, and which is now held in West Berlin. BERLIN PAINTER - VOLUTE KRATER"- Presentation transcript:Ģ Date: BC Type: Volute Krater - Red-figure Potter: Unknown Painter: "Berlin Painter".
The free online edition of this open-access catalogue is available at Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book, CSV and JSON downloads of the object data, and JPG downloads of the catalogue images.Presentation on theme: "12. Among the works included are a significant dinoid volute krater and a volute krater with the Labors of Herakles that is attributed to the Kleophrades Painter. Paul Getty Museum and the first ever to be published open access-presents a selection of Attic red-figure column and volute kraters ranging from 520 to 510 BCE through the early fourth century BCE. This new fascicule of the CVA-the tenth issued by the J. Nearly four hundred volumes have been published since the first fascicule appeared in 1922. Cataloging some hundred thousand examples of ancient Greek painted pottery held in collections around the world, the authoritative Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum (Corpus of Ancient Vases) is the oldest research project of the Union Académique Internationale. This expansive catalogue of ancient Greek painted pottery brings an important series into the digital age with a new open-access format.
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