拍品专文
The C Painter has been described as the most accomplished Siana cup painter. As Steinhart explains, the C in his name stands for Corinthianizing, as the painter was greatly inspired by the style of the vase painting of that city (p. 25, op. cit.). Considered a master of his time, the C Painter painted a variety of shapes including Siana cups, lekythoi and lekanides, and there are over 130 works attributed to him. As seen here, he featured stocky figures in battle scenes, some mythological; he also favored cavalry parades as well as symposia.
The tondo features a long-haired female running to the left, clad in a peplos and carrying a spear and Boeotian shield adorned with tongues and semi-circles. She is enclosed in elaborate bands of lines, dots and alternating red and black tongues, characteristic of the C Painter's style. Brijder (op. cit.) suggests she is Athena, while Steinhart sees her as Thetis, rushing to bring her son Achilles his new weapons after his were lost by Patroclus to Hector in the epic battle described in the Iliad. For tondos by the C Painter featuring warriors carrying similar shields, see pls. 15e-f in Brijder, op. cit.
On the exterior, one side features three pairs of warriors in battle, wearing a variety of armor including Corinthian helmets and greaves and holding spears and circular shields. On the other side, to the left, as a pair of warriors in combat, with a third looking on from the right; and to the right, two warriors in combat over a third fallen figure, with a bird flying above
The tondo features a long-haired female running to the left, clad in a peplos and carrying a spear and Boeotian shield adorned with tongues and semi-circles. She is enclosed in elaborate bands of lines, dots and alternating red and black tongues, characteristic of the C Painter's style. Brijder (op. cit.) suggests she is Athena, while Steinhart sees her as Thetis, rushing to bring her son Achilles his new weapons after his were lost by Patroclus to Hector in the epic battle described in the Iliad. For tondos by the C Painter featuring warriors carrying similar shields, see pls. 15e-f in Brijder, op. cit.
On the exterior, one side features three pairs of warriors in battle, wearing a variety of armor including Corinthian helmets and greaves and holding spears and circular shields. On the other side, to the left, as a pair of warriors in combat, with a third looking on from the right; and to the right, two warriors in combat over a third fallen figure, with a bird flying above