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Associated subjects: greek, athens, about 450 - 440 b.c. (+), euaion painter (+), foundry painter (+), greek, athens, about 470 b.c. (+), greek, athens, about 480 b.c. (+), eucharides painter (+), pagan idolatry (+), illuminated manuscripts (+), makron (+), visual parody (+), epiktetos (+), theseus painter (+), architectural sculptures (+), red-figure vase paintings (+), saints (+), onesimos (+), western artistic tradition (+), christ (+), painter of munich 1736 (+), greek, athens, about 500 b.c. (+), theseus ptr (+), humor (+), byzantine empire (+), ptr munich 1736 (+), ivory image (+), greek, athens, about 520 b.c. (+), byzantine art (+), vatican (+), noah (+), heron class (+)
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with Symposion Scenes (Getty Museum) wine cup with symposion scenes attributed to the euaion painter greek, athens, about 450 - 440 b.c. terracotta, ancient bronze repair 5 3/16 x 15 9/16 x 12 5/8 in. 86.ae.682 scenes of reveling men and youths cover this athenian red-figure kylix or cup.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14947 [268 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with a Sexual Encounter (Getty Museum) wine cup with a sexual encounter attributed to the foundry painter greek, athens, about 470 b.c. terracotta 3 9/16 to 3 11/16 x 12 x 9 3/16 to 9 5/16 in. 86.ae.294 the greek orator demosthenes summed up a symposion as "revelry, sex, and drinking." an integral part of athenian aristocratic society, a symposion was a social gathering at which men ate, drank, played party games, were entertained with music and dance, and had sex with female prostitutes, mistresses, or male youths.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14167 [226 words]
National Gallery of Art, Water Jar with a Reveler (Getty Museum) 227 a boy plays the double flutes for a young reveler on this athenian red-figure kalpis. several clues--the provision basket hanging on the wall, the wreath on the youth's head, and the boy's red ribbon--indicate that the action takes place at a symposion or aristocratic drinking party. the youth, who is shown as just old enough to grow a downy beard on his cheeks, holds a walking stick and the case for the boy's flute. he approaches the boy with a hand lowered toward his genitals, the standard gesture of young men courting boys.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14083 [241 words]
National Gallery of Art, Fragmentary Mug with a Youth Drinking from a Wine Cup (Getty Museum) a man balances himself on his right foot as he lifts his left leg and drinks from a large white cup. individual figures in amusing poses were often used to decorate red-figured drinking cups destined for use in the symposion. but rather than leaving the background in red clay according to the red-figure tradition, the red figure on this skyphos has been applied to the surface of the vase with thick, bright red paint atop a black gloss ground.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8617 [372 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with a Singing Reveler (Getty Museum) an older balding man tilts his head back and sings, accompanying himself on the lyre. several features of the scene, such as the couch, the pillow, and especially the wreath the man wears, reveal that he is a participant at a symposion or drinking party. many greek vases, especially elaborate cups, were designed for use at such parties. therefore, vase-painters frequently decorated these vessels with scenes of revelry and drinking.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14152 [252 words]
National Gallery of Art, Black-Figure Column Krater (Getty Museum) wearing a festive wreath of ivy leaves and holding his drinking horn, the god appears unaffected by the frenzy of his companions. scenes with dionysos were a favorite decoration for vessels like this column-krater, which would have been used at a symposion or drinking party to mix the wine with water. on the other side of the vase, two lions ravage a bull. the motif of the lion attack was central to greek art and literature from the 800s through the 500s b.c.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8370 [237 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with a Woman Playing a Game (Getty Museum) while one youth offers her a large cup and another youth dances behind her. on the other side, three more youths dance. scenes of hetairai were a were a popular subject in greek vase-painting, especially on vases meant to be used at a symposion. for most athenian men, the only interaction that they would have with women outside their own family was with mistresses or hetairai, who were usually slaves or foreigners. respectable athenian women led a very secluded life in which the nudity and frolicking shown on this vase would have been unthinkable.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=12036 [223 words]