Black-figure hydria
lysippides painter (? – ?)
Discover lysippides painter, an influential Attic vase painter of the black-figure style from ancient Greece. Renowned for scenes of Herakles and his connection to exekias, with around 30 attributed masterpieces.
Museo dell’Arte Cicladica (Atene, Grecia)
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A superb black-figure hydria, close to the style of Lysippides, depicting the departure of Herakles for Mt. Olympus. Athena prepares to mount the board of a four-horse chariot (quadriga), while Herakles, holding a club and wearing a lion-skin, appears to be conversing with her. Behind the horses are ivy-wreathed Dionysus and a youthful female figure, perhaps Hebe, while Hermes is busy with the horses
Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Black-figure hydria
- Artista: lysippides painter
- Formato: Portrait
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- Dove vederlo: Museo dell’Arte Cicladica
- Tonalità colore: Amber to Saffron
- Intensità del colore: Monochromatic