aug 19, 460 BC - Niobides Krater

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460-450 BCE
Clay, red figure technique
Greece
• Calyx crater- large punch bowl used to mix water and white
• Niobid painter
• The story- the moral niobe had 14 children, she bragged about her children being more beautiful than the children of the goddess Leto (Artemis and Apollo). They revenged their mother
• Greeks concerned about mortals displayng hubris
• Classical images are less stiff and more natural

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