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- Title
The Departure of the Argonauts on the Dinos Painter's Bell Krater in Gela.
- Authors
Oakley, John H
- Abstract
The main scene on an Attic red-figure bell krater in Gela by the Dinos Painter has been variously interpreted. Some identify the scene as the Argonauts' arrival at Kolchis, others as the departure of Theseus for Crete. Most recently, Alan Shapiro has interpreted it as Theseus's departure from Crete. A new analysis of all the elements of the picture suggests instead that it shows the Argonauts' departure from Kolchis. If this interpretation is correct, the vase constitutes the first known depiction of this scene as well as the first representation in ancient art of Apsyrtos and his stepmother, Idyia.
- Subjects
GREEK vase painting; ARGONAUTS (Greek mythology); GREEK mythology in art; ART theory; KRATERS; GREEK painting; SHAPIRO, Alan
- Publication
Hesperia, 2007, Vol 76, Issue 2, p347
- ISSN
0018-098X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2972/hesp.76.2.347