Arcaic_Vase_Painting

Arcaic Vase Painting Museum Paper: Archaic Vase Painting When I visited The Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Greek vessel collection really caught my eye. After studying archaic vase painting in class, I was very excited to see some authentic examples of this art. I was most impressed with an attic red-figure kylix, otherwise not titled, from c. 480 B.C. This particular cup was signed by Douris as the vase-painter, and is attributed to Python for the pottery. This kylix is made out of terracotta and is approximately 6 inches tall and 12 inches in diameter. The kylix lends itself to two different works of art: that of the actual potted cup, and the decorative art on it. Python’s kylix has a broad shallow bowl with two horizontal handles on opposite sides with a high foot. Most Greek cups were made of terracotta, or baked clay. Cups like this were used in ancient Greece for drinking wine. A symposium, or drinking party, was a favorite social event in many Greek cities. The host of a symposium needed a set of elaborately decorated cups for serving and consuming the wine. The broad inner surface of the style, kylix, figure, black, two, one, cup, side, painting, lines, douris, cups, bearded, art, wine, while, very, vase, red-figured, red, man, left, greek, drinking, different, detail, color, clay, younger, technique, surface, staff, paints, painted, opposite