Das Wunder vor der Schlacht
Subtitle: ein griechisches Historienbild der frühen Klassik
By: Luca Giuliani
Series: Jacob Burckhardt-Gespräche auf Castelen -- 30; Jacob Burckhardt-Gespräche auf Castelen -- 30.
Publisher: Schwabe Verlag
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Basel
Language: ger
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9783796534607
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Greek Vases; Vases, Red-figured; Themes, motives
Description: The Niobid Krater (calyx krater G341), has on its main side one of the few vase paintings of the fifth century BC that is not immediately understandable. Eleven armed figures are shown standing motionless, with no specific interaction discernible among them. At first glance, only Heracles, at the center of the image, and Athena, to his left, are recognizable. Luca Giuliani reviews the history of the interpretation of this enigmatic image, from the first discovery of the calyx krater in 1880 to the most recent studies. A detail of the image, having first come to light after a new restoration of the krater, finally provides an answer, supported by archaeological, literary, and iconographical sources: the vase painting depicts a group of Athenian warriors waiting by the sanctuary of Heracles at Marathon in 490 BC, before the Persians have launched their attack. In this study, Giuliani not only presents a conclusive identification of the imagery of the Niobid Krater, but also gives insight into the procedures of archaeological hermeneutics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Eine rätselhafte Ikonographie; title: Geschichte der Deutungsversuche; title: Die Entdeckung des Stufenbaus : Herakles wird zur Statue; title: Marathon, September 490 : der Einfall der Perser; title: Zurück zum Vasenbild : Gruppenbild im Herakleion von Marathon; title: Die Statue des Herakles erwacht zum Leben; title: Zweimal Krieger vor der Schlacht : Marathon und Jena im Vergleich; title: Wie der Maler den Stufenbau am Ende wieder verschwinden liess; title: Ausgewählte Literatur zum Kelchkrater Louvre G 341 in chronologischer Reihenfolge.