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Tityos Painter
Tityos Painter (also Titios Painter) is the name given by modern scholarship to an Etruscan art, Etruscan vase painter of the black-figure pottery, black-figure style. His real name is not known. His activity is dated to the third quarter of the sixth century BC. About 40 works by the Tityos Painter are known, including amphorae, jugs, ''kyathos, kyathoi'', cups and plates. His name is derived from his name vase, depicting Apollo and Artemis killing Tityos. Many of his vases bear only animal friezes, but he also had a special interest in Herakles and his deeds. Most of his vase paintings make copious use of added colour. His figures are usually depicted in dynamic poses. Besides the Paris Painter, who exerted a strong influence on him, the Tityos Painter is considered the most important representative of the Pontic Group of vase painters. Bibliography * Lise Hannestad: ''The Followers of the Paris Painter'', Munksgaard, Copenhagen 1976 * Matthias Steinhart: ''Tityos painter'', Rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terracotta Globular Cup MET DP245958
Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta (; ; ), is a clay-based Vitrification#Ceramics, non-vitreous ceramicOED, "Terracotta""Terracotta" MFA Boston, "Cameo" database fired at relatively low temperatures. It is therefore a term used for earthenware objects of certain types, as set out below. Usage and definitions of the term vary, such as: *In art, pottery, applied art, and craft, "terracotta" is a term often used for red-coloured earthenware sculptures or functional articles such as flower pots, water and waste water pipes, and tableware. *In archaeology and art history, "terracotta" is often used to describe objects such as figurines and loom weights not made on a potter's wheel, with vessels and other objects made on a wheel from the same material referred to as earthenware; the choice of term depends on the type of object rather than the material or shaping technique. *Terracotta is also used to refer to the natural Terra cotta (color), brownish-orange color of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
