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Volute krater by the Painter of the Birth of Dionysus - detail

Painter of the Birth of Dionysus

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Monumental krater attributable to one of the most remarkable artistic personalities of early Apulian red-figure ceramics, known as the Painter of the Birth of Dionysus from the theme depicted in the main image: the birth of Dionysus from the thigh of Zeus. On the other side of the vessel is a battle between Amazons and Greeks. The figures are placed at different heights, a technique peculiar to this painter.

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  • Title: Volute krater by the Painter of the Birth of Dionysus - detail
  • Creator: Painter of the Birth of Dionysus
  • Date Created: 400-380 BC circa
  • Location Created: Bari, Ceglie del Campo, via G. Martino, 1898
  • Physical Dimensions: 76 cm (height); 46 cm (diameter, rim)
  • Medium: Proto-Italiote red-figured ceramics
  • Room: Room VI, showcase 53
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

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