Greek vase-painting

25 08, 2017

Cerveteri – Etruscan tomb architecture

By |2019-03-12T05:05:23-07:00August 25th, 2017|Architecture, Religion|Comments Off on Cerveteri – Etruscan tomb architecture

A street in the Etruscan cemetery at Cerveteri An Etruscan cemetery The Etruscans (ee-TRUSS-cans) of Northern Italy believed that it was important to keep cemeteries well separated from where people lived. You [...]

3 07, 2017

Who was Exekias? Black figure vase painting

By |2019-06-03T07:24:17-07:00July 3rd, 2017|Art, Greeks|Comments Off on Who was Exekias? Black figure vase painting

Black-figure amphora by Exekias showing Achilles and Ajax playing checkers A famous vase painter One of the most famous Greek black-figure vase painters was called Exekias (ex-EEK-ee-us). Exekias was from [...]

3 07, 2017

Greek Black Figure pottery – Art in Ancient Greece

By |2019-02-15T05:20:43-08:00July 3rd, 2017|Art, Greeks|Comments Off on Greek Black Figure pottery – Art in Ancient Greece

Black figure amphora by Exekias showing Achilles and Ajax playing checkers What does "black figure" mean? In Athens, in the Archaic period, potters kept right on making clay pots with [...]

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