More about Caeretan Hydriae: Addenda Et Clarificanda

E-277: Allard Pierson Museum. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2009. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to Allard Pierson Series, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2009. Xii, 100 pgs. Illustrated. Allard Pierson series, Vol. 17. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A Caeretan hydria is a type of ancient Greek painted vase, belonging to the black-figure style. The striking feature of the vases is their colourful decoration In this regard they differ from all other styles of black-figure vase painting. The style resembles Ionian vase painting and multicoloured wooden panels found in Egypt. Their figural decoration is on the belly. Men are depicted with red, black or white skin, women virtually always in white. Contours and interior detail were incised, as is common in black-figure vases. Areas covered in black shiny slip were often covered with an additional layer of white shiny slip, so that the underlying black would be visible in incised details. The front imagery is always dynamic, the back often heraldic in nature. The study of Caeretan Hydriai was advanced especially by Jaap M. Hemelrijk. He also distinguished the two masters to whom the vases are ascribed, but his distinction of potters and painters of ornaments has not prevailed. He called the two artists the Busiris Painter and the Eagle Painter. The latter is considered the superior representative of the style. They were especially interested in mythological motifs, usually indicating an eastern influence. On the name vase of the Busiris Painter, Herakles is trampling the Egyptian pharaoh Busiris. Herakles generally occurs frequently, e. G. With Nessos, Acheloos, the Nemean Lion, Alkyoneus or Pholos. Hermes is depicted stealing cattle. There are also images of Odysseus and Polyphemus, Europa, Dionysos and the return of Hephaistos to Mount Olympus. Besides, there are scenes from everyday life, e. G. Palaistra scenes, hunts, sacrifices and warriors. Some vases show rare motifs, e. G. Keto accompanied by a white seal. In once case, both painters collaborated on a single vase. EB; Allard Pierson Series; Vol. 17; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 100 pages .