Fascinating and informative, The Sarpedon Krater is a multifaceted introduction to the enduring influence of Greek art on the world. This pot was looted from an Etruscan tomb not far from Rome in 1971 and a year later illegally bought by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ancient Greek pot, commonly referred to as the Sarpedon Krater or Euphronios vase. One of the most notorious repatriations is that of a 6th century B.C.E. He fights in the Trojan War as an ally of the Trojans. 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. SARPEDON KRATER The Life and Afterlife of a Greek Vase Sk l M 7. The Metropolitan Museum of Art returns a pot to Italy. Sarpedon is a secondary character in ' The Iliad ,' an ancient Greek epic poem written by Homer. 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. 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.
The moving image Euphronios created for the krater, depicting the stricken Trojan hero Sarpedon being lifted from the battlefield by 'Sleep' and 'Death', was to have an influence that. 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 Landmark Library), by Nigel Spivey Download Online. Once the pride of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Sarpedon krater is a wine-mixing bowl crafted by two Athenians, Euxitheos (who shaped it) and Euphronios (who decorated it), in the late 6thc BC. Keywords: Hermes e 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. MAKE A MEME View Large Image View Original:
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