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Amphora Of Hermonax In Würzburg
The Amphora of Hermonax in Würzburg is a neck amphora which was made by the early Classical Greece, classical Attica, Attic vase painter Hermonax in the red figure style of Greek vase painting around 450 BC. The amphora was found in an Etruscan civilization, Etruscan grave in Vulci. Originally kept in the Feoli collection, it now belongs to the antiquity collection of the Martin von Wagner Museum in Würzburg, where it is on display with a lid which probably does not belong to it. Description Both the execution of the potter's work and the imagery are typical for vases of this period. There are hundreds of slight variations of the theme of the arming scene depicted on the amphora. However, the painting on this amphora, which was attributed to Hermonax by John Beazley, is of a higher quality than most depictions of this theme. On the front there is a young woman, who helps a young man to arm himself. Both wear only a chiton; normally the young man would also have a two-part shirt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hermonax was a Greeks, Greek Pottery of ancient Greece, vase painter working in the Red-figure pottery, red-figure style. He painted between c. 470 and 440 BC in Athens. Ten vases signed with the phrase "Hermonax has painted it" survive, mainly stamnos, stamnoi and lekythos, lekythoi. He is generally a painter of large pots, though some cups survive. Background Forming the beginning of the 'early classic' generation of vase-painters, Hermonax was a pupil of the Berlin Painter and a contemporary of the Providence Painter. John Beazley, Sir John Beazley attributed just over 150 vases to his hand. His work has been found all over the ancient Greek world from Marseille to Southern Russia. Hermonax entered the Berlin Painter's workshop towards its end. As a pupil of the Berlin Painter Hermonax adopted the practice of painting large figural scenes on large vessels. His meander patterns, unlike those of his master, can be careless, as with the Providence Painter. A characteristic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |