"Dionysus and Maenads"
11" x 14"
Brandon Hyder 2008
Attic Black Figure
Shape: Neck Amphora
Painter: the Amasis Painter
Date: ca 540- 530 BC
Period: Archaic
Beazley Archive No.: 310452
Dionysus is the divinity of wine, and he is here presented with a jug of his sacred beverage. Two maenads (female devotees of Dionysus) present him with a hare. The elder looks on in adulation, the younger in trepidation. They hold branches of the grapevine, sacred to the god. This is a very early image of the god in vase painting.
This original drawing was done in ink on 100 lb archival- quality paper.
The image you see below is a scan of the drawing. It is based upon the design of a painted Greek vase from about
2500 years ago, as specified above. Clear black and white images are
invaluable to students of ancient Greek and Near Eastern mythology, yet the original pots are usually faded and fragmented, making study of these images an eyesore. My aim is strictly to recreate the original design as faithfully as possible. This image was created in collaboration with a website which makes freely publishes images relating to the history of ancient religions and art. The original was scanned and digital images are freely available for students of art history on the internet.
Compare the original vase at http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K12.28.html
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(There is no border around the original image. It is given here to show the size of the figures on paper.)
The winner of this auction owns the original artwork. I reserve the right to license its reproduction for profit.
Copies, whether digital or print, may be made freely for educational purposes, but this work may not be
reproduced for profit without expressed permission of Brandon Hyder
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