Red-Figure Water Carrier (Hydria) with Eos Pursuing Tithonos

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Red-Figure Water Carrier (Hydria) with Eos Pursuing Tithonos

Attributed To The Circle of Polygnotos

Culture Greek

Title Red-Figure Water Carrier (Hydria) with Eos Pursuing Tithonos

Date 450–430 BCE

Medium Terracotta

Dimensions Object: 11 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (30.2 × 28.3 cm)
Overall: 11 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (30.2 × 28.3 cm)

Credit Line William Lowe Bryan Memorial, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 64.68

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Red-Figure pottery developed in response to the black-figure technique. Principle aspects of design were preserved but the overall effect is reversed: rather than creating a black figure on a reserved ground, the figure is reserved (in the red of the clay) and the background is covered in a black gloss. The details in the figures could then be painted on, rather than incised. This development allowed for greater fluidity and was useful to artists who were increasingly interested in movement and naturalism.

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