The earliest evidence of a culture that is identifiably Etruscan dates from about 900 BC. After conquering adjacent lands, its territory covered at its greatest extent, roughly what is now Tuscany, western Umbria, and northern Lazio, as well as what are now the Po Valley, Emilia-Romagna, south-eastern Lombardy, southern Veneto, and western Campania. The arrow Apollo (to the right of Hector) holds will eventually kill Achilles.The Etruscan civilization was developed by a people of Etruria in ancient Italy with a common language and culture who formed a federation of city-states. Hector has already been wounded, hence his stance. Achilles fighting Hector, watched by their respective patron deities, Athena and Apollo.The fact that they are both nude confirms their heroic status: mortals would have been armoured! Side A: We can tell that Memnon is in trouble because his mother is grasping her hair. Achilles' cheek guard is down, Memnon's is up. Memnon's has a bull blazon, a sword in his hand and another in his scabbard. Achilles shield has an armband, hand grips and 4 tassels.
Subject matter Achilles fighting Memnon from Ethiopia, watched by their respective mothers, Thetis and Eos.Comparisons / Contrasts with the Kleophrades Painter Hydria include: 1) Only four figures on each side 2) Greater amount of free space 3) Two distinct (though related) scenes 4) Linear structure (cf pyramidal).You should consider the contrasts between the two as we progress. The subject of the illustration on side B is the same as the previous one - The Trojan War - but it is dealt with in a very different way. Height: 65 cms Subject: Side A: Achilles fighting Memnon of Ethiopia Side B : Achilles fighting Hector the Trojan. He is named from an amphora which he painted, and which is now held in West Berlin. Date: 500-480 BC Type: Volute Krater - Red-figure Potter: Unknown Painter: 'Berlin Painter'.
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