Patera

Re Vittorio Emanuele II 1866 donazione

Pittore del Louvre

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 13; Diametro: 42; Varie: Diametro piede 15

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Odone di Savoia 1846-1866 le collezioni di un Principe per Genova - Genova - 1996

This large multi-coloured painted plate was made by an Apulian painter (called Painter of the Louvre) active in Southern Italy between 325 and 300 BC. The scenes on the two sides depict subjects related to the cult of Dionysus, the god of wine: a satyr with a musical instrument and bunch of grapes, a female follower of the god with a crown of flowers, winged cupids and male and female figures with the various symbols of Dionysus, crowns, bunches, tirsi. A true masterpiece of harmony between the shape of the vase, the colours, the figures and the elements of floral decoration. It is part of the collection of Prince Odon of Savoy, which includes numerous pieces of great beauty and, especially among the painted ceramics from the Greek and Hellenistic periods, masterpieces attributed to the greatest artists of the ancient world.