Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily

Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily
Author: Arthur Dale Trendall
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1989
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780500202258

Trendall (resident fellow, Menzies College, La Trobe U.) explores the styles and characteristics of the vases produced by the Greek colonists in South Italy and Sicily in the later 5th and the 4th centuries BC., vases that shed light on mythology and drama, local customs and the relations between th

A Catalogue of Greek Vases in the Collection of the University of Melbourne at the Ian Potter Museum of Art

A Catalogue of Greek Vases in the Collection of the University of Melbourne at the Ian Potter Museum of Art
Author: Peter Connor
Publisher: Macmillan Education AU
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781876832070

The catalogue of the University of Melbourne's superb collection of Greek vases is now published as a sumptuous, fully colour-illustrated, cloth-covered volume which will suit the needs of students, researchers and interested readers. This richly illustrated book is a collectors' item, designed and produced to library specifications. It offers the complete scholarly apparatus for study of the vase collection, one of the finest in the country and comparable with others around the world. It will prove valuable as a reference text wherever classics, archaeology or art are studied. The book is a product of one of the most outstanding Classical Studies departments in Australia and is destined for libraries throughout the world. It is the first volume in a series planned to feature various aspects of the University's wider collection. Each vase, fully described and documented, appears in rich colour and detail. Styles and periods are introduced by contextualising photographs presented as dramatic double-page spreads. No effort has been spared to publish this collection as beautifully as these unique artifacts deserve.

Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Author: Maria Lucia Ferruzza
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2016-01-25
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606064851

In the ancient world, terracotta sculpture was ubiquitous. Readily available and economical—unlike stone suitable for carving—clay allowed artisans to craft figures of remarkable variety and expressiveness. Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily attest to the prolific coroplastic workshops that supplied sacred and decorative images for sanctuaries, settlements, and cemeteries. Sixty terracottas are investigated here by noted scholar Maria Lucia Ferruzza, comprising a selection of significant types from the Getty’s larger collection—life-size sculptures, statuettes, heads and busts, altars, and decorative appliqués. In addition to the comprehensive catalogue entries, the publication includes a guide to the full collection of over one thousand other figurines and molds from the region by Getty curator of antiquities Claire L. Lyons. Reflecting the Getty's commitment to open content, Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum is available online at www.getty.edu/publications/terracottas and may be downloaded for free.

The Italiote Red-figured Vases in the Museo Camillo Leone at Vercelli

The Italiote Red-figured Vases in the Museo Camillo Leone at Vercelli
Author: Alexander Cambitoglou
Publisher: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Total Pages: 126
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9788870629644

English summary: In this volume Alexander Cambitoglou, a world famous specialist in the field of italicized painted vases, publishes a small but interesting collection of red figure vases in the collection of Vercelli's Camillo Leone Museum. The Leone Collection was established between 1870-1907 by the Piemontese jurist who was profoundly interested in ancient art, and even today consists of twenty-nine Apulian vases and six from Campania. Among these, one might highlight a notable columned crater of the Berlin Dancer Painter. The historic profile outlined by Maurizio Harari aims at illustrating the cultural situation in Vercelli at the end of the XIX century. Italian description: In questo volume Alexander Cambitoglou, specialista di fama mondiale nel campo della pittura vascolare italiota, pubblica una piccola ma interessante collezione di vasi a figure rosse raccolti nel Museo Camillo Leone di Vercelli. La collezione Leone, formatasi tra il 1870 e il 1907 ad opera del giurista piemontese profondamente interessato all'arte antica, comprende a tutt'oggi ventinove vasi apuli e sei vasi campani, tra i quali spicca un notevolissimo cratere a colonna del Pittore della Danzatrice di Berlino. Il profilo storico tracciato da Maurizio Harari mira ad illustrare la situazione culturale di Vercelli alla fine del XIX secolo.