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Museum MinuteAuthor: WTJU 91.1 FM, The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum & The Fralin Museum of A
Is radio a visual medium? Henry Skerritt, Margo Smith and Matthew McLendon say "Yes!" Every week these Charlottesville-based curators take us on a quick audio tour of one of the works in their museum. Henry Skerritt is the Curator of the Indigenous Arts of Australia at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum and Margo Smith is the Director. Matthew McLendon is the Director and Chief Curator at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia. Language: en Genres: Arts, Society & Culture, Visual Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Black Figure Column Krater
Thursday, 10 June, 2021
This krater is highly decorated with both designs and figural groupings in the Black Figure technique. It is a complicated process, but put simply, the main decorative elements and figures are painted with a slip that turns black in the firing process. On one side, a wedding scene is painted with bride and groom in a four-horse chariot, accompanied by two women attendants and a musician playing a lyre. One of the attendants holds a torch. The other side has a battle scene, two warriors fight over the body of a fallen third. Again, two female attendants look on. Greek Artist (6th century BCE) Black Figure Column Krater, ca. 510-500 BCE Earthenware 14 x 15 ½ x 13 inches Museum purchase with funds from the Volunteer Board Endowment Fund and the Curriculum Support Fund, 1988.6
