art class

Epiphany of Dionysus mosaic, is from the Villa of Dionysus . this piece of art amazes me aswell as shoes how powerful and ruthless they were at this time. I also find it crazy on how 90 percent of the pictures from this time appear of people . In this picture you can see there is not much color and the color that there is is very dark it makes me think that this was a post war picture traveling back from somewhere.  you can see the boat but with some creatures on the side and humans in the water. another thing that gives me the thought of water is the surrounding cloth looking things look like waves from water. the staff being held up behind the guy looks like a flag that represents who they are and the guy who likes more blue looks like he has a crown on.

In the vase above you can see achilles killing an amazon queen. The color of the  vase makes it really dramatic. achilles is in all black to make him stand out more, he was best known for his effort in the trojan war. he is the son of a sea nymph who was thetis and the immortal peleus. this was an important battle in the picture it looks to be penthesilea who led the battle of troy vs the greek. it was said that she actually killed achilles but zeus brought him back to life when he then killed her. I feel as if this vase is showing where he kills her. The swirls could be confusion like she was caught off guard that he was still alive. 

 "Greek Art - an Exploration of Ancient Greek Art and Architecture.” Artincontext.org, 23 May 2021, artincontext.org/greek-art/.

Museum, The British, and The British Museum. “Ancient Greece, an Introduction.” Smarthistory, smarthistory.org/ancient-greece-an-introduction/.