Detail View: The AMICA Library: Red-Figure Lekythos (Oil Jug)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1978.59
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Douris
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Creator Nationality:
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Greek
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Douris
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Title:
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Red-Figure Lekythos (Oil Jug)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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c. 490 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-492
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Creation End Date:
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-488
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Materials and Techniques:
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earthenware with slip decoration
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 37.9cm x 14.1cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1978.59
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Douris was a most versatile painter, creating scenes of great delicacy, as on the Atalanta lekythos (1966.114), and scenes of great power, as here. In the mythological War of the Gods and Giants (Gigantomachy), Athena slays the giant Enkelados with her spear. He reels backward, his eyes rolling skyward. The giant's broken spear is a beautiful compositional bridge between the two figures. This scene may depict the victory of the Greeks (represented by Athena) over the Persians (represented by the Giant) at Marathon in 490 BC.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1978.59det01.tif
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