Sujet
Dinos, c. 520-515 BC. Creator: Antimenes Painter (Greek), circle of.
Légende
Dinos, c. 520-515 BC. A wealthy, educated man would have served wine from such a vessel at an all-male party (symposium) in his home. In addition to drinking, the men would recite poetry and argue politics or philosophy. A favorite poet was Homer, who lived about 850 BC, and is credited with having written the Iliad, the epic poem of the Trojan War, and the Odyssey, the book of Ulysses (Odysseus in Greek) travels after the war. When the dinos was filled to the rim, the ships painted on the inside appeared to float on the "wine-dark sea," one of Homer's most famous poetic descriptions. The decorations on the rim of this vessel include battle scenes, perhaps from the Trojan War, and scenes from mythology. Look at the rim as if it were a clock's face. In addition to the nine scenes of warrior combat, at 4:00 there is a scene of Herakles Fighting a Centaur; at 6:00, Theseus Slaying the Cretan Minotaur; and at 10:00, Herakles Wrestling the Nemean Lion. On the interior rim five warships with boar-head prows sail over a wavy sea.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F78_057
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
117,8Mo (3,5Mo) / 65,0cm x 45,4cm / 7683 x 5361 (300dpi)