Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water) ca. 320–310 Attributed to the Capodimonte Painter On the body, obverse, assembly of gods above AmazonomachyReverse, youth in naiskos (shrine) between youths and womenOn the neck, obverse, woman with torches leading Nike in chariotOn the handles, heads of Io and young PansThe Capodimonte Painter was a follower of the Baltimore Painter, one of the most prolific late Apulian artists. Although they produced vases of diverse shapes andsizes, these artists are associated most often with large works virtually the whole surface of which is

Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water) ca. 320–310 Attributed to the Capodimonte Painter On the body, obverse, assembly of gods above AmazonomachyReverse, youth in naiskos (shrine) between youths and womenOn the neck, obverse, woman with torches leading Nike in chariotOn the handles, heads of Io and young PansThe Capodimonte Painter was a follower of the Baltimore Painter, one of the most prolific late Apulian artists. Although they produced vases of diverse shapes andsizes, these artists are associated most often with large works virtually the whole surface of which is decorated. The vase becomes a kind of compendium of iconography and patternwork. It is important to recall that antiquarians of the eighteenth century first encountered Greek vasepainting in examples such as this one, discovered in 1785 and acquired by the king of Naples for his palace atCapodimonte. Although imperfectly understood, the vases were recognized as ancient and impressive; they quickly became objects of study and Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water) 254922 : Attributed to the Capodimonte Painter, Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water), ca. 320?310 , Terracotta, H. without handles: 36 1/16 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1956 ()

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