![]() ![]() ![]() Permission (Reusing this file) This work is freeand may be used by anyone for any purpose. Spivey also pursues the figural motif of the slain Sarpedon portrayed on the vase and traces how this motif became a standard way of representing the dead and dying in Western art, especially during the Renaissance.įascinating and informative, The Sarpedon Krater is a multifaceted introduction to the enduring influence of Greek art on the world. Krater by Euphronios (painter) and Euxitheos (potter). ![]() He explains where, how, and why the vase was produced, retrieving what we know about the life and legend of Sarpedon. ![]() Spivey takes the reader on a dramatic journey, beginning with the krater’s looting from an Etruscan tomb in 1971 and its acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, followed by a high-profile lawsuit over its status and its eventual return to Italy. It was bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1972 for the then record-breaking price of 1 million, and is now thought to have been excavated illegally in Italy in 1971. How this came about is told by Nigel Spivey in a concise, stylish book that braids together the creation and adventures of this extraordinary object with an exploration of its abiding influence. The Euphronios Krater on Trafficking Culture Black- and red-figure painting techniques on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History This page titled 10.2.9: Euphronios, Sarpedon Krater is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Smarthistory. Probably found with the krater is another vase by Euphronios, a kylix, or drinking cup, that also shows the death of Sarpedon. The Euphronios (Sarpedon) krater is a red-figure calyx krater made in Athens circa 515 BC, signed by Euxitheos as potter and Euphronios as painter. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios, and its subsequent history involves tomb raiding, intrigue, duplicity, litigation, international outrage, and possibly even homicide. Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the. Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial. ![]()
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