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THBCampanian Red-Figure Bail Amphora Boston Ready Painter
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South Italy, Campania, ca. 4th century BCE. A striking Campanian red-figure amphora, attributed to the Boston Ready Painter, featuring a finely detailed narrative scene. The obverse presents a seated woman at her toilette, attended by her maid, positioned above a helmeted Chalcidian warrior dressed in a white chiton and bronze belt, his right arm resting on a large circular shield, as a woman approaches him. The reverse depicts two draped youths, engaged in quiet contemplation. This amphora, with its bail handle and elegant proportions, exemplifies the regional red-figure tradition of South Italy, where local artists adapted and refined Attic-inspired forms. The detailed figural compositions and contrasting use of added white pigment reflect the distinctive style of the Boston Ready Painter, known for his finely balanced and expressive designs. Size: 24.25" H (61.6 cm)
The Boston Ready Painter was an influential Campanian red-figure vase painter, active during the 4th century B.C.E. in Southern Italy. His name derives from a bail-handled amphora housed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which serves as a key reference piece for identifying his work. The Boston Ready Painter was a master of Campanian red-figure pottery, a regional style that developed as part of the broader South Italian red-figure tradition, influenced by Attic prototypes but adapted to local artistic tastes.Published: J. Eisenberg, 1000 Years of Greek Vases II (2010), no. 149.
Provenance: Ex-Axel Guttmann (1944-2001) collection, Berlin, acquired in Krefeld 1991; Hermann Historica, Munich 2008.
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#192686Condition
Neck intact, body repaired from several large fragments, but mostly complete (recent break restoration), break lines across figures over-painted, lower body more fragmentary, lacunae throughout in-filled and overpainted, extensive added white preserved.
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