Apollon slaying the giant Tityos who aggressed Apollon’s mother Leto
Red-figure kylix, type B. Attic, Athens.Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter (by Furtwangler).
Clay.
Early classical, ca. 460—450 BCE.
Diameter (without handles) 39.5 cm. Inv. Nos. J 402 / 2689.Munich, State Antique CollectionPhoto by ArchaiOptix
Apollon slaying the giant Tityos who aggressed Apollon’s mother Leto.
Red-figure kylix, type B. Attic, Athens.
Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter (by Furtwangler).
Clay.
Early classical, ca. 460—450 BCE.
Diameter (without handles) 39.5 cm.
Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter (by Furtwangler).
Clay.
Early classical, ca. 460—450 BCE.
Diameter (without handles) 39.5 cm.
Inv. Nos. J 402 / 2689.
Munich, State Antique Collection
(München, Staatliche Antikensammlungen).
Origin:
From Vulci.
Description:
Interior: Apollon slaying with his sword the giant Tityos who aggressed Apollon’s mother Leto, who veils her face (according to another version — Gaia). Надпись: ΗΟΠΑΙΜ ΚΑΛΟΜ (HOPAIS KALOS).
Exterior side A and B: sitting and standing draped boys and youths in conversation.
Literature:
John D. Beazley, Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford 1963 (2), 879, 2.
Credits:
2018. Photo, text: ArchaiOptix / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2021. Add. information: www.beazley.ox.ac.uk.
2021. Add. information: www.beazley.ox.ac.uk.
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