Much patterning and some incision as in black figure.
Attic bilingual amphora.
The ivy wreaths on his head and round the neck of the amphora add to the festive mood of the scene.
Bilingual vase painting was almost entirely restricted to belly amphorae of type b and to eye cups in some cases either side of an amphora bore a depiction of the same motif one in black figure the other in red figure e g.
The lysippides painter was an attic vase painter in the black figure style.
Attic red figure andokides painter bilingual amphora view larger image museum.
On the belly amphora by the andokides painter munich 2301 eye cups usually feature a black figure image on the interior and red figure motifs on the external.
Attributed to the andokides painter and lysippides painter.
Heracles kneeling before the gates of hades chains the two headed guard dog cerberus.
He is trying to balance an amphora with a pointed bottom on his raised foot.
53 3cm amphora type a function.
The hero wears a lion skin.
His himation folded across his leg is adding to the difficulty of the challenge.
Red figure no relief lines dilute brown lines or washes.
Herakles at the symposion.
Munich staatliche antikensammlungen 2301.
Ca 520 510 b c.
Side a of an attic red figure bilingual amphora painted by andokides ca.
Bibliography cohen beth attic bilingual vases and their painters 1978.
Boston museum of fine arts size.
520 b c from vulci.
Staatliche antikensammlung munich inv.