Material and Dimensions-Terracotta; H. 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm)
Artist- Andokides
Place- Italy
Year- Around 525-530 BC
- Andokides was an interesting artist and vase painter who was very low profile but started the new generation of a new technique of pottery and vase paintings and creations. The artist of this vase is said to be Andokides but Andokides was known as anonymous meaning people only knew of his signature. Andokides pottery innovations are also known as red- figure technique. These types of vases were used to storage liquids and certain grains. On this particular vase you notice two men holding an object engaging in a tug of war act. The man on the left is Herakles also known as Hercules, and the man on the right is Apollo. These two ancient Greek authoritative men were tugging over a sacred tripod. This particular art piece is significant and important because it began a new era of pottery painting. These paintings depicted stories of history and novels. Andokides decision to depict a critical educational timeline is very interesting. The artist has no statement due to how old and ancient this particular piece of art is. Also Andokides was always under the radar so getting a statement from him would be challenging.
(http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_andp.htm)
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