The Niobid Painter III
Upper register, Gigantomachy: from the left, Ares fully armed with helmet, shield and spear, Poseidon with trident and Demeter successfully engaged in the battle against giants.
Lower register: Dionysus is depicted with a kantharos and the thyrsus; the god is moving toward an altar, while he is turning his head back in order to see the cortege of satyrs and maenads moving behind him.
Made in Athens
Attic red figured calyx-krater
Attribute to “the Niobid Painter”
About 475-425 BC
From Spina Necropolis
Ferrara, Archaeological Museum
The Niobid Painter III
Upper register, Gigantomachy: from the left, Ares fully armed with helmet, shield and spear, Poseidon with trident and Demeter successfully engaged in the battle against giants.
Lower register: Dionysus is depicted with a kantharos and the thyrsus; the god is moving toward an altar, while he is turning his head back in order to see the cortege of satyrs and maenads moving behind him.
Made in Athens
Attic red figured calyx-krater
Attribute to “the Niobid Painter”
About 475-425 BC
From Spina Necropolis
Ferrara, Archaeological Museum