Lot Essay
The Oedipus Painter, according to Guy, op. cit., p. 17, "learned his craft directly from Douris, and in some instances the early work of the gifted pupil has been mistakenly assigned to the master himself."
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ATTRIBUTED TO THE OEDIPUS PAINTER CIRCA 470 B.C.
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AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX
attributed to the oedipus painter
circa 470 b.c.
The tondo with a satyr bending forward, holding an ornamental box in both hands, a fillet in added red in his hair, a pelike on a block to the left, with kalos inscribed in added red in the upper field, enclosed within a band of meander and cross-squares; one side of the exterior with three women engaged in spinning wool, the scene framed on either side with slender Ionic columns, the woman in the center seated, wearing a chiton and himation, details of the chiton folds in dilute glaze, her hair bound in a spotted sakkos, wearing a pair of coiled bracelets, in her raised left hand she holds a stick around which the wool is bunched, while the fingers of her right hand draw the yarn that hangs vertically and winds around the suspended spindle, to her left and right stand her companions who are similarly clad and engaged, a mirror hanging to the left; the other side with two men attending a youth who arms himself, the youth wearing greaves and a short chiton, fastening the straps of his cuirass, his head turned to his companion to the left who, clad in a himation, offers a crested Corinthian helmet and a shield, while to the right a bearded man looks on, wearing a patterned shirt and himation, and holding a spear, an Ionic column between them and at the far left; with a double line below the scenes and three upright ivy leaves framing each handle
8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm) diameter
attributed to the oedipus painter
circa 470 b.c.
The tondo with a satyr bending forward, holding an ornamental box in both hands, a fillet in added red in his hair, a pelike on a block to the left, with kalos inscribed in added red in the upper field, enclosed within a band of meander and cross-squares; one side of the exterior with three women engaged in spinning wool, the scene framed on either side with slender Ionic columns, the woman in the center seated, wearing a chiton and himation, details of the chiton folds in dilute glaze, her hair bound in a spotted sakkos, wearing a pair of coiled bracelets, in her raised left hand she holds a stick around which the wool is bunched, while the fingers of her right hand draw the yarn that hangs vertically and winds around the suspended spindle, to her left and right stand her companions who are similarly clad and engaged, a mirror hanging to the left; the other side with two men attending a youth who arms himself, the youth wearing greaves and a short chiton, fastening the straps of his cuirass, his head turned to his companion to the left who, clad in a himation, offers a crested Corinthian helmet and a shield, while to the right a bearded man looks on, wearing a patterned shirt and himation, and holding a spear, an Ionic column between them and at the far left; with a double line below the scenes and three upright ivy leaves framing each handle
8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm) diameter
Literature
Beazley, Attic Red-figure Vase-painters, 451,3 (his attribution).
Guy in Leipen, et al., Glimpses of Excellence, A Selection of Greek Vases and Bronzes from the Elie Borowski Collection, no. 13.
Guy in Leipen, et al., Glimpses of Excellence, A Selection of Greek Vases and Bronzes from the Elie Borowski Collection, no. 13.
Exhibited
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 18 December 1984 to 30 June 1985