attributed to The Antinaenes Painter / Black-figured Hydria / about 525 B.C.attributed to The Antinaenes Painter
Black-figured Hydria
about 525 B.C.

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Creator Name: The Antinaenes Painter
Creator Qualifier: Attributed to
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Role: painter
Creator Name-CRT: attributed to The Antinaenes Painter
Title: Black-figured Hydria
View: front
Creation Start Date: 0
Creation End Date: 0
Creation Date: about 525 B.C.
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: pottery
Materials and Techniques: slip-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: H.20 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 61.59
Credit Line: The John R. Van Derlip Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

The Antimenes Painter decorated many hydriae--three-handled water jars--of the sort seen here.

In the main scene the goddess Athena, painted white to indicate her gender, helps harness her four-horse chariot, assisted by several grooms and the bearded charioteer. This harnessing technique accurately reflects sixth-century b.c. practices. The appearance of Athena dressed for war may refer to her legendary invention of the war chariot or perhaps to an episode from the Illiad.

The scene on the shoulder of the vase depicts Zeus, the central figure, intervening in the fight between Heracles (on Zeus's right) and Cycnus (on his left). This divine battle occurred because Cycnus stole the sacrificial animals of the god Apollo.


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AMICA ID: MIA_.61.59
Component Measured: height only
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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