Side A of the so-called Euphronios krater, Attic red-figured calyx-krater signed by Euxitheos (potter) and Euphronios (painter), ca. Spivey also pursues the figural motif of the slain Sarpedon portrayed on the vase and traces how this motif became a standard way of representing the dead and dying in Western art, especially during the Renaissance.įascinating and informative, The Sarpedon Krater is a multifaceted introduction to the enduring influence of Greek art on the world.\): Euphronios Vase (or Sarpedon Krater), signed by Euxitheos as potter and Euphronios as painter, c. English: Sarpedon’s body carried by Hypnos and Thanatos (Sleep and Death), while Hermes watches. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios, and its subsequent history involves tomb raiding, intrigue, duplicity, litigation, international outrage. He explains where, how, and why the vase was produced, retrieving what we know about the life and legend of Sarpedon. Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial. Buy the eBook The Sarpedon Krater, The Landmark Library by Nigel Spivey online from Australias leading online eBook store. Spivey takes the reader on a dramatic journey, beginning with the krater’s looting from an Etruscan tomb in 1971 and its acquisition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, followed by a high-profile lawsuit over its status and its eventual return to Italy.
How this came about is told by Nigel Spivey in a concise, stylish book that braids together the creation and adventures of this extraordinary object with an exploration of its abiding influence. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios, and its subsequent history involves tomb raiding, intrigue, duplicity, litigation, international outrage, and possibly even homicide. The Sarpedon Krater: The Life and Afterlife of a Greek Vase by Nigel Spivey (0) Hardcover (First Edition) 25.00 Hardcover 25.00 eBook 13. Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial.
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