Nuptial Lebes

pelike by Marsyas Painter

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The "Nuptial Lebes" is a type of ancient Greek vase, specifically a pelike, painted by the Marsyas Painter. This vase, dating from around 340–330 BC, depicts the "bringing of gifts to the newly wed bride." The Marsyas Painter was a significant artist of the late Classical period, known for his work in the Kerch style. This style is characterized by slender figures, elaborate decorations, and the use of white paint and gilding, representing the final major style of Attic red-figure painting. A pelike is an ancient Greek amphora with a wide mouth and a body that sits plumply on its base.12

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…Thetis,” and for a “Nuptial Lebes” (the bringing of gifts to the newly wed bride), now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg. Both vases date from 340–330 bc, and both are in the so-called Kerch style, of which the Marsyas Painter is a key representative. (Kerch refers to the…
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…Thetis,” and for a “Nuptial Lebes” (the bringing of gifts to the newly wed bride), now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg. Both vases date from 340–330 bc, and both are in the so-called Kerch style, of which the Marsyas Painter is a key representative. (Kerch refers to the…
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