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THBApulian Red-Figure Chous - Nude Youth, Draped Female
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Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulian, ca. 4th century BCE. An opulent terracotta chous or oinochoe boasting a trefoil spout and red-figure decoration of a nude youth dancing beside a seated, draped female with a deer, suggesting she is Artemis - Roman Diana - goddess of the hunt, wilderness, nature, and animals, all highlighted with areas of applied white and yellow pigments. The male youth dramatically strides left, throwing his arms to the right and turning his head in the same direction of the seated goddess and young deer who leaps forward from behind her robes. Hair tied up in a low bun, the goddess holds out a box in her right hand. An oinochoe is shown behind the youth, and a vine motif adorns the scene above - both suggesting the pair is partaking in the Dionysian joy of wine consumption. The vessel itself was likely used for pouring wine and presents an elegant silhouette with an ovoid body, a narrowed neck, a flared rim, and an arching handle, all sitting upon a ring-shaped foot. Size: 5.4" W x 6.3" H (13.7 cm x 16 cm)
Deer were typically associated with Artemis, who was often portrayed as a hunting goddess of the woods surrounded by her followers who are not to be crossed. In a famous myth, a young hunter named Actaeon sees Artemis bathing. Angered at having been seen in the nude by a mortal, Artemis transforms the hunter into a deer. He is then devoured by his own hunting dogs who do not recognize their master.
Perhaps the most exciting innovation in Greek vase painting was the red-figure technique, invented in Athens around 525 BCE and beloved by other artists of Magna Graecia. The red-figure technique allowed for much greater flexibility as opposed to the black-figure technique, for now the artist could use a soft, pliable brush rather than a rigid metal graver to delineate interior details, play with the thickness of the lines, as well as build up or dilute glazes to create chromatic effects. The painter would create figures by outlining them in the natural red of the vase, and then enrich these figural forms with black lines to suggest volume, at times perspectival depth, and movement, bringing those silhouettes and their environs to life. Beyond this, fugitive pigments made it possible for the artist to create additional layers of interest and detail as we see in this example.
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Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired May 19, 2010; ex-Electrum, New York, New York, USA, acquired in 1992; ex-Swiss collection
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#177025Condition
Areas of overpainting, especially on band of ivy, as well as chipping to spout. Expected nicks, abrasions, and areas of pigment loss but otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining detail.
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