Douris and the painters of Greek vases . CONTKST OF AJAX AND ?«? • I III.; VOIINt; () ? lllli (JliHKK l)..„ri,, Vienna Mn^cuni. v.] , VARIETY OF STYLES 67 are throned; in the lower part is enacted alittle drama which takes place on the seashore,and has sea-gods as actors. Everywhere wefind the intelligent skill of the Greek, andthe easy art with which he beautifies all hetouches. Was all this the personal work ofDouris? or does the model he copies andfollows deserve much of the credit? It willalways remain an open question. As we possessa kylix by the potter Hieron (it
Douris and the painters of Greek vases . CONTKST OF AJAX AND ?«? • I III.; VOIINt; () ? lllli (JliHKK l)..„ri,, Vienna Mn^cuni. v.] , VARIETY OF STYLES 67 are throned; in the lower part is enacted alittle drama which takes place on the seashore,and has sea-gods as actors. Everywhere wefind the intelligent skill of the Greek, andthe easy art with which he beautifies all hetouches. Was all this the personal work ofDouris? or does the model he copies andfollows deserve much of the credit? It willalways remain an open question. As we possessa kylix by the potter Hieron (it has even beenascribed to Douris), another by the painterPeithinos, and many anonymous vases whichrepeat in similar form the details of TJwRape of TJietis, we again incline towards thesecond hypothesis. How many sanctuaries inGreece, dedicated to the gods of the sea, musthave contained paintings or reliefs of this kind!It is the variety of models, in a word,which best explains the variety of styles amongpainters of vases. As we remarked above, novase painter
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