Master of attic black-figure painting : the art and legacy of Exekias / Elizabeth Moignard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moignard, Elizabeth, author.

Series:

Library of classical studies ; v. 3.

Library of classical studies ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exekias, active 6th century B.C.

Exekias.

Vases, Black-figured--Greece.

Vases, Black-figured.

Vase-painting, Greek.

Greece.

Physical Description:

xxi, 177 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Summary:

The great 6th-century BCE Attic potter-painter Exekias is acclaimed as the most accomplished exponent of late 'black-figure' art. His vases, vessels, bowls and amphorae are reproduced on postcards and in other media all over the world. Despite his importance in the history of art and archaeology, little has been written about Exekias in his own right. Elizabeth Moignard, a leading historian of classical art, here corrects that neglect by addressing her subject as more than just a painter. She positions Exekias as a remarkable but nevertheless grounded and receptive man of his age, working in an Athens that was sensitive to Homeric literature and drawing on that great corpus of poetry to explore its own emerging concepts of honour, heroism, leadership and military tradition. Discussing a range of ceramic pieces, Moignard illustrates their impact and meaning, deconstructing iconic images like the suicide of Ajax; the voyage of Dionysus surrounded by dolphins; and the killing by Achilles of the Amazon queen Penthesilea. This book is the most complete introduction to its subject to be published in English.

Notes:

Formerly CIP record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index.

Contains:

Exekias, active 6th century B.C. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9781780761411

1780761414

OCLC:

925361619

Publisher Number:

99968027882