![]() ![]() ![]() Because of the inscription “Euthymides egraphsen” (“Euthymides painted me”) we are sure that he was the painter-and today we definitely think of him as an artist. Despite their status as craftsmen, the artists around the time of Euthymides had a sense of personal value and achievement, hence the inscription “As never Euphronious ”. Most of the vases were simply everyday items, although a big, beautifully painted amphora like the one discussed here was also a luxury item, testifying to its owner’s good taste and social standing. Many Greek vases survived untouched because the Etruscans buried their deceased in large underground tombs with many everyday objects. The Euthymides vase was in fact found in an Etruscan tomb at Vulci in Italy. The Sarpedon Krater: The Life and Afterlife of a Greek Vase by Nigel Spivey (0) Hardcover (First Edition) 25.00 Hardcover 25.00 eBook 13. The decorated vases were produced in large amounts to answer the growing demand of the markets, both in Greece, as well as abroad (especially in Etruria, and in Greek colonies). The depiction of Sarpedon being transported by Sleep and Death to his native Lycia for burial originated in Athens, possibly with the painter Euphronios. ![]() Select the Free delivery on first order option at checkout. Formerly in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Side A of the so-called Euphronios krater, Attic red-figured calyx-krater signed by Euxitheos (potter) and Euphronios (painter), ca. Their work was looked upon as a physical labor, not as an activity inspired by the muses. Euphronios Sarpedon Krater God Hermes Vase Ancient Greek Pottery Ceramic Copy: Euphronios. Sarpedon’s body carried by Hypnos and Thanatos (Sleep and Death), while Hermes watches. Despite the beauty of the vase, the potters and painters in ancient Greece did not have the status an artist has in our modern society. The main scenes on both sides of the amphora are complemented by a delicate ornament. The vase displays balance and harmony of proportions, with its elegant and graceful shape, and carefully planned pictorial decoration. Museum of Art and the one who acquired the looted Euphronios Sarpedon krater. 510 B.C.E., 24 inches high (Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich) (photo: Richard Mortel, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) had elapsed since the Swiss and Italian authorities raid in the Free. \): Euthymides, Three Revelers (Athenian red-figure amphora), c. ![]()
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