CLOSE TO THE PAINTER OF LOUVRE MNB 1148, CIRCA 350-330 B.C.

Details

AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED KNOB-HANDLED PATERA
CLOSE TO THE PAINTER OF LOUVRE MNB 1148, CIRCA 350-330 B.C.
17 in. (43.1 cm.) diameter

Provenance

with Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.
Mandell (1917-2016) and Madeline (1927-2018) Berman, Michigan, acquired from the above, 1985; thence by descent to the current owner.

Literature

A. D. Trendall and A. Cambitoglou, Second Supplement to the Red-figured Vases of Apulia, Part 1, London, 1992, p. 181, no. 291a, pl. XLVIII, 1.

Lot Essay

The tondo depicts Aphrodite in her chariot, drawn by two flying erotes. The ornately-decorated exterior includes four male and female offering bearers.

The Painter of Louvre MNB 1148 was a close follower of the Varrese Painter and was either a forerunner or early contemporary of the Darius Painter.

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