Il lotto Lotto n° 23
Titolo : An Attic black-figure chimney lekythos with Medea and King Pelias
Provenienza : Provenance:
Raphaël Collin (1850-1916) collection, Paris.
The Senator William A. Clark (1839-1925) Collection, acquired from the above in 1911.
Bequeathed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1925.
Deaccessioned and gifted to the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington D.C., 2014.
with Sands of Time Ancient Art, Washington D.C., 2021.
Beazley Archive no. 331424.
Published:
R. Collin,
Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, Etc., Paris, 1911, p. 24, no. 171.
Original Clark Catalog, Part II, p. 249, no. 171.
The Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1928, p. 123, no. 2673 (and in the 1932 edition of the same name).
J.D. Beazley,
Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford, 1956, 551.330.
J.D. Beazley,
Paralipomena, Oxford, 1971, p. 270.
The William A. Clark Collection: An exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the installation of the Clark Collection at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., April 26-July 16, 1978, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1978, p. 25, fig. 16.
H. Meyer,
Medeia Und Die Peliaden: Eine Attische Novelle Und Ihre Entstehung: Ein Versuch Zur Sagenforschung Auf Archaologischer Grundlage, Rome, 1980.
Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, Zurich, 1994, pp.275, no. 16.c.
Exhibited:
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 'The William A. Clark Collection,' 26 April-16 July 1978.
This lekythos depicts Medea demonstrating to King Pelias and his daughters that she can turn an old ram young again by cutting it up and boiling it. Not shown on the vase is Pelias's daughters who, trusting in Medea's magic, proceeded to cut up their father and boil him alive, believing he would emerge rejuvenated. This incident leads to the banishing of Jason and Medea from Iolcus, Jason's homeland.
The Haimon painter was known for painting on lekythoi and was part of the group who popularized the 'chimney' neck lekythos.Note : This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
Bonhams, banditore,
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Titolo di vendita : Antiquities
Data della vendita : 07/12/2023
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Riferimento dell'asta : Live Sale
