Lécythe attique à fond blanc
Description
Argile, fond blanc, peinture, dessin au trait. ; Lécythe attique à fond blanc. Sur l'épaule, file d'oves, deux palmettes horizontales sur tige, volutes. Sur la panse, tableau, surmonté d'une zone de méandres et de croisillons pointés, représentant une visite à la tombe : à gauche, un homme barbu, à demi drapé, appuyé sur un bâton ; au centre, une stèle à deux gradins surmontée d'un tabouret et d'un calathos et ornée d'une couronne, de bandelettes et d'un plémochoé ; à droite, une femme aux cheveux courts. Sur la panse, en bas, filet.
Subject depicted
scène (homme : barbe, draperie, bâton, stèle, tabouret, couronne, femme),ornementation (méandre orn, croisillon, ove, palmette, volute)
About this work
The artwork titled "Lécythe attique à fond blanc", attributed to PEINTRE D'ACHILLE (peintre), is preserved at musée de Picardie. This piece is listed in the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, which catalogues the works held in French museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: archéologie, grec. It was created using the following materials and techniques: terre cuite (peint), dessin au trait. Its period of creation is identified as: 3rd quarter 5th Century av JC.
The Conserving Museum
"Lécythe attique à fond blanc" is preserved at musée de Picardie, an institution bearing the « Musée de France » label. This label ensures that the collections are managed rigorously in terms of conservation, inventory, and public accessibility.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.culture.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
On doit Lécythe attique à fond blanc à PEINTRE D'ACHILLE (peintre) ; l'oeuvre est au musée de Picardie. La technique employée est : terre cuite (peint), dessin au trait. L'oeuvre présente les dimensions suivantes : Hauteur en cm 37 ; Diamètre en cm 9.8. L'oeuvre dépeint : scène (homme : barbe, draperie, bâton, stèle, tabouret, couronne, femme),ornementation (méandre orn, croisillon, ove, palmette, volute). Cette réalisation date de la 3e quart 5e siècle av JC.
Creation context
Lécythe attique à fond blanc est le produit de la rencontre entre le talent de PEINTRE D'ACHILLE (peintre) et les aspirations de la 3e quart 5e siècle av JC. Abritée au musée de Picardie, cette œuvre cristallise les questionnements artistiques propres à une époque qui voit naître de nouvelles formes d'expression et de nouveaux rapports à la création.
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