CLAS 3P25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Lysippos, Sicyon, Doryphoros
24 Mar 2017
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Derveni krater, tomb b at dervini (macedonia) 370-350 bc bronze h. 90. 5 cm. Body: 2 sheets hammered while hot over mold. Elite tomb: bronze krater used as an ossuary (cremated male) very expensive item. Buried after c. 330 bc probably used in the home and then buried with the family member later, built a lot before it was buried, Like an homeric funeral rite homer aggressive and elaborate. Not gilded: but bronze with a high tin content (15%) Replicates vase paintings but because it"s in metal its very luxurious. Small figure of the satyr pose similar to barbarini faun drinking skin using the skin as a cut in a position of. Alexander the great hellenistic of roman copy after an original by lysippos of sikyon; original 335-330, bronze height 16. 5 cm. Sons also involved, many pupils = large scale workshop: worked in bronze some 1500 works estimated, much in demand. Famous for his new proportions and psychological realism.
