THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art
601. CERAMICS. Southern Italy.
Volute-krater depicting the journey of Orpheus to the Underworld. Detail: Helios and Selene on they chariots.
Red-figured volute-krater. Apulia.
Attributed to The Underworld Painter.
Clay. Ca. 330—310 BCE.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
602. CERAMICS. Southern Italy.
Volute-krater depicting the journey of Orpheus to the Underworld. Detail: Hades and Persephone in their Palace with Orpheus and other denizens of the Underworld.
Red-figured volute-krater. Apulia.
Attributed to The Underworld Painter.
Clay. Ca. 330—310 BCE.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
603. CERAMICS. Southern Italy.
Volute-krater depicting the journey of Orpheus to the Underworld. Detail: Hermes, Heracles and Cerberus, Hecate.
Red-figured volute-krater. Apulia.
Attributed to The Underworld Painter.
Clay. Ca. 330—310 BCE.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
604. CERAMICS. Greece.
Dionysos reclining with a rhyton on a ship sailing among dolphins.
Red-figure eye-kylix (type A). Attic.
Signed by the potter and the painter Exekias.
Clay.
Ca. 530 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2044 / 8729 / J 339 / KM 3179.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
605. CERAMICS. Greece.
Dionysos reclining with a rhyton on a ship sailing among dolphins.
Red-figure eye-kylix (type A). Attic.
Signed by the potter and the painter Exekias.
Clay.
Ca. 530 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2044 / 8729 / J 339 / KM 3179.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
606. CERAMICS. Greece.
Hera.
Red-figured kylix (type B) with white-ground tondo.
Potter: follower of Brygos; painter: Sabouroff Painter.
Early classical, ca. 470—460 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2685 / ex J 336.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
607. CERAMICS. Greece.
Hera.
Red-figured kylix (type B) with white-ground tondo.
Potter: follower of Brygos; painter: Sabouroff Painter.
Early classical, ca. 470—460 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2685 / ex J 336.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
608. CERAMICS. Greece.
Achilles killing Penthesilea.
Red-figure kylix. Attic.
Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter.
Clay.
Early Classical period, ca. 470—460 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2688 / J 370.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
609. CERAMICS. Greece.
Achilles killing Penthesilea.
Red-figure kylix. Attic.
Attributed to “Penthesilea Painter”.
Clay.
Early Classical period, ca. 470—460 BCE.
Inv. Nos. 2688 / J 370.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
610. CERAMICS. Greece.
Feasting Heracles.
Bilingual amphora, type A. Attic.
Attributed to the Andokides Painter (Furtwängler), to the Lysippides Painter (Beazley).
Clay. Ca. 520—510 BCE.
Inv. Nos. J 388 / 2301.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
611. CERAMICS. Greece.
Heracles on the kline surrounded by Hermes, Athens and the cupbearer.
Bilingual amphora, type A. Attic.
The Andokides Painter (red-figure painting) and the Lysippides Painter (black-figure painting).
Clay. Ca. 520—510 BCE.
Inv. Nos. J 388 / 2301.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
612. CERAMICS. Greece.
Heracles on the kline in the presence of Athena.
Bilingual amphora, type A. Attic.
The Andokides Painter (red-figure painting) and the Lysippides Painter (black-figure painting).
Clay. Ca. 520—510 BCE.
Inv. Nos. J 388 / 2301.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
613. CERAMICS. Greece.
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.
Inv. Nos. J 402 / 2689.
Munich, State Antique Collection.
614. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Satyr with the sword in his hand.
Bronze.
4th century BCE.
Munich, Wittelsbach art collection.
615. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes.
Marble.
Roman period.
Mystras, Metropolis.
616. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes (long-side panel).
Marble.
Roman period.
Mystras, Metropolis.
617. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes (short-side panel with a sphynx representation).
Marble.
Roman period.
Mystras, Metropolis.
618. CERAMICS. Southern Italy.
Hesperides.
Apulian vase.
4th century BCE.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.
619. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Scenes of the myth of Medea. Front panel of sarcophagus.
Luna marble. 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 3257.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.
620. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Bust of Artemis.
Bronze.
Tiberian reworking of a Greek statuary models of the 4th cent. BCE.
Inv. No. 4895.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.