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Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora. Fact Scan: Date: 500-490BC Type: Pointed Amphora (Storing wine, oil, grains and small solids) Technique: Red Figure (the figures are red!) Potter: Kleophrades Painter: Kleophrades Painter Height: 56 cm Subject: Dionysos with satyrs and maenads
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Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora Fact Scan: Date: 500-490BC Type: Pointed Amphora (Storing wine, oil, grains and small solids) Technique: Red Figure (the figures are red!) Potter: Kleophrades Painter: Kleophrades Painter Height: 56 cm Subject: Dionysos with satyrs and maenads 2 x 3 athletes on the neck.
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • Dionysos holding a kantharos, wearing a leopard skin and carrying a grape vine – appropriate for the god and the use of the vase. • Maenads with thrysos, deer skins and snakes. • Their hair is tied up by a saccus
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • Satyr playing an aulos wears a deer skin – he is ithyphallic. • On either side are maenads. To the right a maenad in the throes of orgasm – her head thrown back, the twist on the thyrsos and the foot breaking out of the border. Her hair is black and curly. • Maenad on the left is blond haired (dilute slip) and trips along lightly – a post orgasmic glow?
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • Satyr playing a double flute • Grotesque features • Dilute slip – internal muscles, moustache and deer skin • Full frontal face and chest; twist shown by lower abdominal line • Hairy tail
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • Maenad in the throes of orgasm. • Drapery – folds, billowing, overlapping, revealing body • Anatomy – foot, arms, hands, breast(s)
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • Violent twist in thrysos • Mouth open • Looking at a kalos inscription • Drapery - details • Anatomy – especially face
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • Maenad – wistfully looking up. • She has almost forgotten the snake on the arm • Thrysos is at rest • Less movement • Looks upward towards a kalos inscription • Mouth slightly open – a sigh?
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • Drapery • Anatomy • Dilute slip (metal effect on kantharos) • Identification
Kleophrades Painter Pointed Amphora • 3 athletes on each side – possibly this was given as a prize. • Anatomy • Implements • Poses • Dilute slip • Sponge bag and aryballos hang on the wall for anointing after sport