Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art · leaf 139
FIRST HALF OF V CENTURY B.C. lOI the center of the eye to the inner corner; then this corner was opened; and finally the contours of the eye, of the iris, and of the eyelid were drawn correctly. There is perhaps no more fascinating period in Greek vase-painting than this of increased and yet not… … EPOI(E^EN), "Euphronios made it") which, though sadly mutilated, ranks among the masterpieces of Athenian vase-painting. It is a kylix with a representation, in the interior, of Herakles setting out for some adventure, with a small companion by his side (fig. 58); and on the exterior, two exploits…
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