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Red-figure Nolan Amphora: Nike pouring a libation of wine and young male running,
ca. 480–475 B.C.

by a follower of the Berlin Painter, Greek, Attic, ca. 505–465 BCE

Greek, Attic

2018-132

Nolan amphorae were made in Athens but are named for the Italian town of Nola, where many have been found. They are distinguished by their slender shape and unframed figures, which seem to emerge from the glossy black background. On this intact example, Nike, the winged goddess of victory, pours a libation of wine. Nike became a popular subject after the Athenians and their allies defeated the invading Persians in 480/479 B.C. The youth on the reverse hurries toward the goddess, but she flies away from him. For a century this vase was exhibited at The Breakers, the Vanderbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.

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Title

Red-figure Nolan Amphora: Nike pouring a libation of wine and young male running

Dates

ca. 480–475 B.C.

Maker

Berlin Painter

Medium

Ceramic

Dimensions

h. 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

Object Number

2018-132

Culture

Greek

Period

Attic

Type

nolan amphorae

Materials

ceramic

Subject

women, deities, youth, men

Cornelius Vanderbilt, II, The Breakers, Newport, RI (d. 1899); Gladys Moore Vanderbilt, Countess Széchényi, The Breakers, Newport, RI (d. 1968); Sylvia Széchényi, Countess Szapáry, The Breakers, Newport, RI (d. 1998); Paul and Gladys Szapáry, New York; purchased by the Museum in 2018.

<p>"Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2018," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</em> 77/78 (2017-18)</p>, p. 187

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Greek, Attic, by a follower of the Berlin Painter (Greek, Attic, ca. 505–465 BCE), ca. 480–475 B.C., Red-figure Nolan Amphora: Nike pouring a libation of wine and young male running. Ceramic; 24.8 cm. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund (2018-132) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/135190

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