The Craft of Athenian Pottery; an Investigation of the Technique of Black-figured and Re-figured Athenian Vases
The Craft of Athenian Pottery; an Investigation of the Technique of Black-figured and Re-figured Athenian Vases

Author: Gisela M a (Gisela Marie a Richter

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781015281837

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Picture Worlds
Picture Worlds

Author: David Saunders

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2024-04-30

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1606069063

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This abundantly illustrated volume is the first to explore the painted pottery of the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya cultures side by side. Satyrs and sphinxes, violent legumes, and a dancing maize deity figure in the stories painted on the pottery produced by the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya cultures, respectively. Picture Worlds is the first book to examine the elaborately decorated terracotta vessels of these three distinct civilizations. Although the cultures were separated by space and time, they all employed pottery as a way to tell stories, explain the world, and illustrate core myths and beliefs. Each of these painted pots is a picture world. But why did these communities reach for pottery as a primary method of visual communication? How were the vessels produced and used? In this book, experts offer introductions to the civilizations, exploring these foundational questions and examining the painted imagery. Readers will be rewarded with a better understanding of each of these ancient societies, fascinating insights into their cultural commonalities and differences, and fresh perspectives on image making and storytelling, practices that remain vibrant to this day. This volume is published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa from April 10 to July 29, 2024, and at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University from September 14 to December 15, 2024.