VOLUTE KRATER Depicting Penthesilea and Achilles, Amazonomachy
Attributed to the Ilioupersis [Iliupersis] Painter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilioupersis_Painter
Side A: Penthesilea, Achilles, Left - "Amazon with the Queen's horse rearing up. Above - the Goddess of victory Nike and the God of love Eros with wreaths in their hands."
[Side B : Dionysus sitting surrounded by 2 maenads and a satyr].
Apulian Red-figured Volute Krater
2nd quarter of the 4th c. BC
From Taranto | Magna Grecia
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The question of the essential nature of "proper" and "true" love was considered so important in the early modern era that many philosophers sought universally valid answers. What determines affection? What does requited and unrequited desire mean - before, during and outside marriage? What is permissible for sexuality? Where do its limits lie? In their texts the scholars come to very different conclusions and theories.
Nonetheless, one thing is shared by the various concepts of amore: love is kindled at the sight of beauty. Outer and inner beauty are inextricably interwoven, therefore beautiful faces and well-formed bodies are idicators of good and pure souls.
Spent the day in the Bernini and Caravaggio Exhibition that's currently in Vienna and loved it
Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino, 1498 - 1554), Saint Justina venerated by a Patron, between 1530-1534; oil on panel, 200 x 139 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) gehört zu den bedeutendsten Künstlern des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Zum ersten Mal überhaupt werden nun seine Werke in Österreich gezeigt. Ausstellung im KHM.
• Goddess: Roman, Marble, 1 AD after a Greek model of ca 460 BC. From Ephesus, the Marble Hall of the Harbour Gymnasium. "This head belongs to the statue of an unIDed goddess; unfortunately none of the extant copies of this type - known as "Candia" after one of the oldest examples, which was discovered on Crete - have retained an attribute that would allow archaeologists to identify her. However, the large number of extant ancient copies suggests that all these statues are based on a well-known Greek model from the Classical period."
• Hermes: Roman transformation, Marble, 2 AD after a Greek original. From Ephesus, found in 1896 near the propylaea of the Harbour Gymnasium. "The wings ID this youthful deity as Hermes .. This is a transformation of the head of a statue of Hercules produced by the Greek sculptor Polycleitus in the 2nd-half of the 5th c. BC. Although the wings change the figure's ID, his turned head and the conception of his hairstyle have also been altered, this copy from the early Antonine period clearly references the Classical bronze model."
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Surprisingly small, yet super complex. The ivory collection in the #kunsthistorischesmuseumwien dates back to the Habsburgs and testifies to the imperial roots of the collection. If you want to know the quick way to spot a Habsburg, pop over to Museumsandstuff.com and search for Habsburg. Spoiler alert ⚠ it's the underbite that became more and more pronounced as the generations progressed. - - - - #habsburgs #kunstkammer #khm #Wien #ivory #elfenbein #arthistory #habsburgjaw #vienna #instawien #instaMuseum #Austria #österreich #kunstgeschichte #imperialcollections #Kunsthistorischesmuseum #artmuseum (at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3rG5xpg7sI/?igshid=wvgw5idi0svg