History of ancient pottery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman (1905)
Walters, Henry Beauchamp, 1867-1944, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885. History of ancient pottery · London, J. Murray · leaf 499
pattern of this kind.^ The subjects are interesting from the fact that they are anearly instance (in vase-paintings) of intentional caricatures orgrotesques ; this is shown not only in the manner of treatingthe themes selected, but in the rude character of the drawing.Among those drawn from myth… … FIG. 98. VASE FROM TEMPLE OF KABEIKI : PARODY OF ACHILLES AND CHEIRON(BRIT. MUS. B77). the Chimaera. A favourite subject is that of Pigmies in combatwith cranes. But the most interesting is one which representsthe deity Kabeiros (answering to Dionysos) with his son (Pais,i.e. lacchos) at a banquet,…
Pottery, Ancient · Mythology, Greek · Pottery, Greek · Pottery, Etruscan · Mythology, Classical, in art
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