He explains where, how, and why the vase was produced, retrieving what we know about the life and legend of Sarpedon. 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 is a fascinating case-study of the deep classical roots of the ideas and iconography of western art."-Dust jacket flap.Description: 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. He tells the story of a small object, once consigned to the obscurity of an Etruscan tomb - yet a work of art whose influence extends far beyond its size and former confinement. Nigel Spivey not only explores the vibrant Athenian civilization that produced the krater, but also reveals how its motifs were elaborated in later Greek art and in the Christian iconography of the Renaissance. The moving image Euphronios created for the krater, depicting the stricken Trojan hero Sarpedon being lifted from the battlefield by 'Sleep' (Hypnos) and 'Death' (Thanatos), was to have an influence that endured well beyond Antiquity. "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. “'The million-dollar vase' - Euphronios and 'the pioneers' - Athens and the symposium - Epic as education - An image for the afterlife - The afterlife of an image (1) - The afterlife of an image (2) - Coda - Appendices.
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