The scene here shows an ancient Etruscan shoemaker's shop and is from a vase painting found at Orvieto.
The scene here shows an ancient Etruscan shoemaker's shop and is from a vase painting found at Orvieto. It is black-figure style, painted on a vase. In the center is a table. A lady stands on it on a piece of leather on a block. To the left the shoemaker is cutting the leather in the shape of her sole with a half-moon knife. To the left an apprentice is busily engaged sewing a sandal. Behind him am elderly man, father perhaps of the girl, is speaking to the cobbler. Under the table a sandal and a large bowl of water (for moistening the leather perhaps) are visible. On the wall above hand a rack of awls with pincers and cutter, a piece of leather, a strap, a pair of lasts, a piece of leather, and a basket. What the lady is holding is difficult to say, perhaps a flute case. After the fashion of painting at the time, the lady's flesh is white and that of the men is black. The book dates to 1895.
Size: 5101px × 3585px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: ancient, etruria, etruscan, illustration, lady, making, orvieto, painting, roman, shoemaker, shoes, shop
