Vases In Greek Art

There are three different colors on the jar: the natural color of the terracotta, the brown paint and the black paint. Since terracotta is a neutral color it provides an excellent background for the painting. Black is a very dark color and it makes the people and the designs stick out. People use black paint when they want their design to be important. Brown is a neutral color and it is used to show the not so prominent part of the image. The little bit of brown paint shows the ground the people are standing on. It also unifies the other places where it appears. Looking at the top there is a pattern painted with both the black and brown paint to show contrast. After contrast is seen unity is also seen with lines.

Through further research, I have learned that this vase “depicts the heroes Achilles and Ajax playing a board game” (Two-Handled Jar with Achilles and Ajax).

To the left of this women, there seems to be the exact same woman depicted as flying on the opposite end of the vase. This woman, however, is not holding a staff and seems to be wearing a content expression. The artist gave her expression a more naturalistic look to it, outlining the eyes, nose, and mouth with intelligent strokes of the brush. Looking at this figure as a whole, it can be concluded that the women to the left of the pillar is acting correctly, therefore pleasing the goddess. Whatever the case, both women are performing actions to please the gods, another job generally assigned to women.

Often the culture relied on the blending of old and young. Having the death of a great soldier on one side and the entering of youth on the other, I believe this vase was meant to show a contrast of old and young, and of the death and birth of

he Harvester’s Vase, a fascinating 3500 year old stone sculpture from the Aegean Bronze Age was a product of cultural interactions between the Minoans and the outside world. The vase is “unprecedented” in ancient art history due in part to the animated facial features and accurate human anatomy, thanks to the Minoans long history in making art and their mercantile economy. While Mycenaeans and Hellenic Greeks are more well-known and studied, Minoans played a huge in part in laying the foundations of Western art. Discovered in ruins of the Hagia Triada on the island of Crete. The Harvester’s vase was created around 1500 to 1450 BC, the vase is unique in that it is one of the few well preserved artifacts of the Minoan Kamares where they have

The piece of art that I’ve decided to do this research paper on is a ceremonial Inca Vase with Jaguar Handles. It is a popular vase within Inca ceramics. The Inca were a group of indigenous people who were possibly the world’s largest empire located in modern day Peru. They used a variety of craftsmanship, the most popular being the polychrome technique which portrayed a number of animals, waves, birds, and felines (Hood, 2017). These images were carried on throughout the Chavin culture and geometric patterns were found in Nazca ceramics (Hood, 2017).

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Making these jugs were a way for the African slaves to express themselves. They were used for religious reasons and held burial significance. Ceramics class was effective in exposing a completely new form of art to me that I had no previous knowledge about. From this assignment I was able to learn more about African-American culture, the significance of pottery in the lives of different people and how the meaning of face jugs have shifted. As a result of what I have learned I am more curious of the history behind the things that I see and use in everyday

Cleveland Museum of Art (Ohio) has in its collection a very valuable piece – an Athenian neck-amphora produced in c. 550 – 500 BC. The vase was executed in the black-figure technique, and it is attributed to Antimenes Painter. The amphora is richly decorated. One part represents Herakles and the lion between Iolaos holding club and Athena with Boeotian shield. The other part features Dionysos standing with satyrs and maenads. I like the amphora very much, especially its decoration and an interesting subject matter.

The piece is a red-figured, wine bowl that is attributed to the Niobid Painter. It was made in Athens, Greece around 460-450 BC, and found in Altamura. Puglia, Italy (British Museum). There are two scenes on top of one another that occur in the piece. The top scene is the creation of Pandora. She is standing rigid while five of the gods are standing around her. Athena is about to put a wreath on her head. The scene below displays a frieze of dancing and playing satyrs. Because the vase is round it isn’t possible to see all the figures in the piece. But looking at the piece from the front, six gods are portrayed in the top scene. The gods in the scene from left to right are: Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Pandora, Ares, and Hermes. The gods in the piece are identifiable because of distinguishable traits that certain characters

A lekythos is an ancient Greek vase made of ceramic; the plural of lekythos is lekythoi (Reference #2). It has a narrow neck, single handle, and is tall with a small, deep mouth (Reference #7). The lekythos was used as a flask, used to hold olive oil and perfumes (Reference #1), and were developed in ancient Athens during the fifth century. In Classical Athens, lekythoi were painted in white ground with figurative scenes. White ground is a form of art used by Athenians in which they created the vase, fired it, and then the lekythos was painted in white. The figures and scenes were then painted on top of the white ground. This method meant that the paintings did not last as well, but were very beautiful in their original

since it was not an extravagant bottle and had become common in the Empire through the art of glassblowing. The artifact I chose does not have a name other than Glass Perfume Bottle most likely because it is a common bottle that has been found in great numbers from the Roman Empire. The fact that a common person could afford a glass bottle of perfume demonstrates that Rome was an advanced society that was very specialized. Glassblowing was a profession that could be very prosperous if the individual was skilled since glass was sought after across Rome. The substantial amounts of perfume that was used in ancient Rome also points out that there was a clear concern for hygiene even among the lower class. The artifact seems plain in nature but it lets people today know a little more about everyday life for an ancient Roman citizen. Both glass vessels and perfumes were a common part of a society from thousands of years ago and they are still prevalent today. They let us grasp that Rome is comparable in many ways to a modern society in its diversity and

Feelings of safety, happiness, and even fearlessness can be taken in from this vase. The monsters and dangers that were ended or killed by Hercules ravaged areas. In the case of the Nemean Lion, it was terrorizing the area, killing many farm animals, people, and whoever sought to kill it. With the lion dead, the people could feel safe in their travels and daily living. With this safety, people can feel more happiness in their everyday lives, without having to worry about the lion that for so long terrorized them. This could be the reason that the Berlin Painter created this masterpiece. It can bring so many emotions into the mind. The final emotion that can be pulled out is a sense of fearlessness. Life in this time period to most can be terrifying, due to the lack of what we have in today's world, and so many predatory animals that can wreak havoc among us. With the Nemean Lion out of the picture, the people have less to fear out in the wilderness, contributing to the other emotions that can possibly be felt through this work of art. Athena can be seen in the background, sort of looking over Hercules while he is strangling the lion. It seems this could be seen as how the gods are always looking over even mortals throughout their lives and adventures. This could emphasize the importance of worship to the gods, keeping the people

The vase presents a male figure with a helmet that is custom to military members. He is shown carrying an item with two heavy ends drooping and is shown hunched in order to carry a large barrel of items. The figure is most likely shown carrying military equipment. The figure’s body is also defined with toned and muscular arms highlighting body ideals. Beside the figure there is also another helmet, identical to the one on the figures head, a headgear with a large hook like shape on the top with small patterns decorating it. Right beside the figure, there is armor laying on the ground, angled towards the right causing our eyes to move towards that side. On the far right, another figure is shown, similar to the other figure. However according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this vase is in a fragmentary state, thus much of the paint has peeled off. This is reflected on that figure as only half of a body is displayed. To add on this lower half of the body is decorated with armor and long toned legs. This depicts the strength and power of the figures through the state of their bodies. Behind the figure there is a small feminine figure on the back of an animal, emphasized by the use of the black figure technique in comparison to the rest being painted through the red figure technique. This may represent an Amazonian since they were known for fighting and according to Greek Art: Pottery page 7, “vase shapes

Charles Lawrence evokes that racist speech should be regulated to avert defaming the minorities in “On Racist Speech” from the Chronicle of Higher Education. The article addresses that racial insults do not deserve to be under the First Amendment because “the perpetrator’s intention is to injure the victim” (Lawrence 2087). After all, the Supreme Court has asserted that if the perpetrator’s intention is to “inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace”, then they are not protected under the First Amendment (Lawrence 2086). The racist slurs on the university campus was one of the vexed topics since students should have “the right of an equal education in a safe environment” rather than being surrounded by verbal