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Exploring Ancient Greek Pottery: Iconic Vases and Their Artistic Significance

Discover the rich and intricate artistry of ancient Greek pottery, featuring notable pieces like the François Vase from Eleusis, depicting the Blinding of Polyphemus, and the famous Panathenaic amphorae. Learn about the skilled artisans such as Exekias and the Amasis Painter, who created vivid scenes of mythological tales including Achilles and Ajax, and Dionysus with the Maenads. This exploration highlights various styles like black-figure, red-figure, and bilingual ware, offering insight into ancient Greek culture from 650 BC to 400 BC.

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Exploring Ancient Greek Pottery: Iconic Vases and Their Artistic Significance

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  1. Archaic Art 2 Pottery

  2. A Greek Kiln c. 500 BC

  3. Some Greek vase shapes

  4. Trojan Horse • C. 650 BC • Mykonos

  5. Black-figure Ware • Background – Red (color of the clay) • Subject – Black colored slip

  6. Blinding of Polyphemus • C. 650 • Eleusis

  7. The Francois vase • Ergotimos • klitias • C. 570 BC • Chiusi, Italy • (Made in Athens)

  8. Achilles and Ajax • Exekias • C. 525 • Italy • (Made in Attica)

  9. Dionysus and the Pirates • Exekias • C. 525 • Italy

  10. Dionysos and the Maenads • The Amasis Painter • C. 540 BC

  11. King Arkesilas of Cyrene • Arkesilas Painter • C. 560 • Laconia

  12. Heracles, Cerebus, and Eurytheus • C. 510 BC • Etruria

  13. Panathenaic Amphorae C. 510 BC C.400 BC

  14. Red-figure ware • Background - Black colored slip • Subject - Red (color of the clay)

  15. Athlete • Onesimos Painter • C. 500-490 BC • Athens

  16. Athlete • Onesimos Painter • C. 500-490 BC • Athens

  17. Symposium scene • Brygos Painter • C. 490 • Athens

  18. Bilingual Ware • One side Red/one side Black

  19. Ajax and Achilles Andokides Painter C. 520 BC Attica

  20. Aryballos in the form of a horse • C. late sixth C. B C • Rhodes

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