In the Realm of the Scheme: The Limits of Interpretation of Archaic Greek Visual Culture

The aim of this paper is to examine the possibilities of interpretation using readings of pictorial schemes on Archaic Greek vases on the example of a black-figure lekythos from the collection of the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The current interpretation of th...

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Main Author:	Wawrzyniec Miścicki
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Language:	EN FR
Published:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2017
Subjects:	Greek vase painting warfare in ancient Greece hunting in ancient Greece Greek vases from the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d582e1fa40b94159b3bbd8bb2d9f2fec2021-11-27T13:19:11ZIn the Realm of the Scheme: The Limits of Interpretation of Archaic Greek Visual Culture10.12797/SAAC.20.2016.20.021899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/d582e1fa40b94159b3bbd8bb2d9f2fec2017-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3112https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X The aim of this paper is to examine the possibilities of interpretation using readings of pictorial schemes on Archaic Greek vases on the example of a black-figure lekythos from the collection of the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The current interpretation of the scene on the vase describes it as setting out for the hunt. It is argued here that this scene represents warriors setting out for war, in line with the first interpretation of this piece made by Piotr Bieńkowski. Furthermore, it is argued that since the readings could always be plural, the creator of the vase made deliberate attempts to limit interpretation, however, the vase can still retain its interpretational freedom if put in a viewing context that stimulates unorthodox readings. Wawrzyniec MiścickiKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleGreek vase paintingwarfare in ancient Greecehunting in ancient GreeceGreek vases from the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University in KrakowAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 20 (2017)
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description	The aim of this paper is to examine the possibilities of interpretation using readings of pictorial schemes on Archaic Greek vases on the example of a black-figure lekythos from the collection of the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The current interpretation of the scene on the vase describes it as setting out for the hunt. It is argued here that this scene represents warriors setting out for war, in line with the first interpretation of this piece made by Piotr Bieńkowski. Furthermore, it is argued that since the readings could always be plural, the creator of the vase made deliberate attempts to limit interpretation, however, the vase can still retain its interpretational freedom if put in a viewing context that stimulates unorthodox readings.
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title	In the Realm of the Scheme: The Limits of Interpretation of Archaic Greek Visual Culture
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