Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 360-350 B.C. Attributed to the Group of Boston 00.348 Obverse, artist painting a statue of HeraklesReverse, Athena with deitiesRepresentations of artists at work are exceedingly rare. This vase illustrates a craft for which virtually no evidence survives, that of applying pigment to stone sculpture using the technique of encaustic. The column and phiale (libation bowl) at the far left indicate an interior space, probably a sanctuary. In the foreground stands a statue of Herakles with his club, bow, and lion-skin. The painter, characterized by his cap and his garment worn to leave his upper body bare, applies a mixture of pigment and wax with a spatula to Herakles lion-skin. To the left, an African boy tends the brazieron which rods are heating that will spread the tinted wax. Above, Zeus, ruler of the gods, and Nike, personification of victory, preside as Herakles himself ambles in from the right to survey his image. The re

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Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 360-350 B.C. Attributed to the Group of Boston 00.348 Obverse, artist painting a statue of HeraklesReverse, Athena with deitiesRepresentations of artists at work are exceedingly rare. This vase illustrates a craft for which virtually no evidence survives, that of applying pigment to stone sculpture using the technique of encaustic. The column and phiale (libation bowl) at the far left indicate an interior space, probably a sanctuary. In the foreground stands a statue of Herakles with his club, bow, and lion-skin. The painter, characterized by his cap and his garment worn to leave his upper body bare, applies a mixture of pigment and wax with a spatula to Herakles lion-skin. To the left, an African boy tends the brazieron which rods are heating that will spread the tinted wax. Above, Zeus, ruler of the gods, and Nike, personification of victory, preside as Herakles himself ambles in from the right to survey his image. The re

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 360-350 B.C. Attributed to the Group of Boston 00.348 Obverse, artist painting a statue of HeraklesReverse, Athena with deitiesRepresentations of artists at work are exceedingly rare. This vase illustrates a craft for which virtually no evidence survives, that of applying pigment to stone sculpture using the technique of encaustic. The column and phiale (libation bowl) at the far left indicate an interior space, probably a sanctuary. In the foreground stands a statue of Herakles with his club, bow, and lion-skin. The painter, characterized by his cap and his garment worn to leave his upper body bare, applies a mixture of pigment and wax with a spatula to Herakles lion-skin. To the left, an African boy tends the brazieron which rods are heating that will spread the tinted wax. Above, Zeus, ruler of the gods, and Nike, personification of victory, preside as Herakles himself ambles in from the right to survey his image. The re by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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