According to Homer's Iliad, Zeus directs Hermes to call both Sleep and Death to the scene of battle where Sarpedon, having been wounded, "clawed with his hands at the bloody dust" (Iliad, transl.
Rethinking a modern attribution.Euphronios, Sarpedon Krater, (signed by Euxitheos as potter and Euphronios as painter), c. 515 B.C.E., red-figure terracotta, 55.1 cm diameter (National Museum Cerite, Cerveteri, Italy)Receive occasional emails about new Smarthistory content.
This vase painting was done 515-510 BC. Richmond Lattimore, Book 16, line 486). Euphronios's painting of Sarpedon's naked body, using very fine brushstrokes, delivers a visceral portrayal of a violent and sudden death. Contrast with Kollwitz's personification, Nigel Spivey.
The style of the vase is red-figure pottery, in which figure outlines, details, and the background are painted with an opaque black slip while the figures themselves are left in the color of the unpainted terracotta ceramic clay.
Especially vivid are the three open wounds on Sarpedon's body from which blood spills to the ground. Sarpedon was killed by Patroclus, who is then killed by Hector (prince of Troy), an event which leads to his death at the hands of the famous warrior Achilles (but not … Euphronios’ work contains the mythological figure of Zeus’ son, Sarpedon, being carried by Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death) with the help of Hermes (The Messenger), all rendered in the red-figure style.
Greek Art (London: Phaidon Press Limited)1997 Euphronios's painting of Sarpedon's naked body, using very fine brushstrokes, delivers a visceral portrayal of a violent and sudden death.
The krater was extremely desirable as it is one of the few known examples of work by the ancient artist Euphronios, dating from 515 BCE. Gods carry away the dead on a pot looted from a tomb, trafficked out of Italy, bought by the Met, and finally returned. We believe that the brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background.
Interestingly, Zeus asks for Sleep's assistance at the same time as he calls upon Thanatos, the god of Death. Euphronios's depiction of Sarpedon's death is an early portrait of the barbarity of war and the needless death that is its legacy.
The vase was returned to Rome in January, 2008 and now resides in the National Etruscan Museum of the Villa Giulia in Rome. Richmond Lattimore, book 16, line 491). Smarthistory’s free, award-winning digital content unlocks the expertise of hundreds of leading scholars, making the history of art accessible and engaging to more people, in more places, than any other provider.We believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. At Smarthistory we believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. We created Smarthistory to provide students around the world with the highest-quality educational resources for art and cultural heritage—for free.
The carefully drawn figures poetically convey the finality of death and the sadness that is left behind.This image can also be interpreted as a representation of euthanasia and its presence in early Greek society. Two winged figures who represent Sleep and Death gently lift the still-bleeding Sarpedon off the battlefield.
Sarpedon's eyes are closed, his limp hands drag along the ground. Zeus, powerless to prevent his son's suffering and death, sends the god Hermes to attend to his son's burial. Standing stoically behind Sleep and Death, are Laodamas and Hippolochos, two Trojan warriors who were killed in battle prior to Sarpedon.Euphronios, one of the first to work in the red-figure method, uses his simple but skillful technique to draw the hero's body at the moment it succumbs to death. It is decorated on the front with a scene depicting the death of Sarpedon, who is attended by Hypnos and Thanatos with the god Hermes looking on.
Euphronios, Sarpedon Krater by Dr. Erin Thompson and Dr. Steven Zucker Gods carry away the dead on a pot looted from a tomb, trafficked out of Italy, bought by the Met, and finally returned.
The Euphronios Krater stands 45.7 cm (18 inches) in height and has a diameter of 55.1 cm (21.7 inches). Hermes, in turn, summons the caretakers Sleep and Death to transport Sarpedon to his grave.Euphronios's depiction of Sarpedon's death is an early portrait of the barbarity of war and the needless death that is its legacy. This early Greek painting depicts an episode from Homer's Iliad where Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, is killed by the spear of Patroklos, an enemy warrior.
Zeus watches as his son "dies raging" (Iliad, transl. It can hold about 45 L (12 gallons).
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