Getty Museum
Attic Red-Figure Lekythos
Creator
Meidias PainterPainter
All works by this person →Partaking in a new interest in the late 400s B.C. in the lives of women, the Meidias Painter created scenes of women, both mortal and divine, in private moments such as dressing and courtship. The Meidias Painter worked in the red-figure technique in Athens and frequently decorated shapes that would have been used by women, including hydriai and perfume jars. His style is characterized by tall, sl
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- about 420–400 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek (Attic)
- Department
- Vessels
- Institution
- Getty Museum
The golden apples of immortality grew in the mythological Garden of the Hesperides. On this Athenian red-figure lekythos, four nymphs tend the trees, and the goddess Artemis approaches in a chariot drawn by deer, accompanied by a centaur. Although the Garden frequently appears in Greek art in connection with the labors of Herakles, it serves here as an idyllic setting frequented by divinities. Gardens were a favorite theme in the work of several vase-painters in the late 400s B.C. The vase-painter attempted to create a sense of depth and landscape in the painting by adding faintly outlined rocks, such as those that partially hide Artemis and those supporting the Hesperids.
The authoritative record is held by Getty Museum. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Get printable QR codesHide QR codes
Open QR codes for this object page and the museum record. They stay collapsed until needed.
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Getty Museum and other institutions.