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SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES "British Museum B226. Black- figure Amphora, by the Antimenes Painter. From Vulci, 520 BCE" Professor John Oakley 2015 Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA) Visiting Professor Greek painted vases from Athens are our richest and most complex source of images from ancient Greece. Traditionally, they have been grouped together as either scenes of myth or pictures of daily life with most of the scholarly attention being paid to myth. This lecture will examine not only the different types of subjects connected with daily life that are illustrated on these vases, but will also note subjects not found, such as scenes of cooking or cleaning, activities probably left to slaves. Scholars are currently divided as to how great the documentary value of vase-paintings is for determining the reality of ancient life in Athens, and the question of whether the vase- paintings are accurate reflections of different aspects of ancient life or pure fantasy has not been answered definitively. Indeed, often multiple interpretations for the same type of scene have been put forth. This lecture will shed light on this question and attempt to solve the quandary. John Oakley is the Chancellor Professor and Forrest D. Murden Jr. Professor, Department of Classical Studies, College of William and Mary in Virginia, United States . He is a world-renowned specialist in Greek vase painting, iconography and Roman sarcophagi, and the author of numerous books, including “Athenian Potters and Painters” (in 3 volumes, Oxford 1997, 2009, and 2014), “The Greek Vase – the Art of the Storyteller” (British Museum Press, 2013), and “Picturing Death in Classical Athens: The Evidence of the White Lekythoi” (Cambridge, 2004) Scenes from Daily Life on Athenian Vases” “ Wednesday, 16 September 2015 6.30pm - 7.30pm Theatre A Elisabeth Murdoch Building The University of Melbourne PARKVILLE VIC 3010 Admission is free. Bookings are required. Seating is limited. To register visit: http:// alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/ johnoakley For further information please contact Brenda Jackson at [email protected] or phone 8344 1521 PUBLIC LECTURE
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SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICALSTUDIES
"British Museum B226. Black-
figure Amphora, by the Antimenes
Painter. From Vulci, 520 BCE"
Professor John Oakley
2015 AustralianArchaeological Instituteat Athens (AAIA) VisitingProfessor
Greek painted vases from Athensare our richest and most complexsource of images from ancientGreece. Traditionally, they have beengrouped together as either scenes ofmyth or pictures of daily life withmost of the scholarly attention beingpaid to myth. This lecture willexamine not only the different typesof subjects connected with daily lifethat are illustrated on these vases,but will also note subjects not found,such as scenes of cooking orcleaning, activities probably left toslaves.
Scholars are currently divided as tohow great the documentary value ofvase-paintings is for determining thereality of ancient life in Athens, andthe question of whether the vase-paintings are accurate reflections ofdifferent aspects of ancient life orpure fantasy has not been answereddefinitively. Indeed, often multipleinterpretations for the same type ofscene have been put forth. This
lecture will shed light on thisquestion and attempt to solve thequandary.
John Oakley is the ChancellorProfessor and Forrest D. Murden Jr.Professor, Department of ClassicalStudies, College of William and Maryin Virginia, United States . He is aworld-renowned specialist in Greekvase painting, iconography andRoman sarcophagi, and the author ofnumerous books, including“Athenian Potters and Painters” (in 3volumes, Oxford 1997, 2009, and2014), “The Greek Vase – the Art ofthe Storyteller” (British MuseumPress, 2013), and “Picturing Death inClassical Athens: The Evidence of theWhite Lekythoi” (Cambridge, 2004)
Scenes from Daily Life onAthenian Vases”
“Wednesday, 16 September 2015 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Theatre AElisabeth Murdoch BuildingThe University of MelbournePARKVILLE VIC 3010
Admission is free.Bookings are required.Seating is limited.
To register visit: http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/johnoakley
For further information pleasecontact Brenda Jackson [email protected] orphone 8344 1521
PUBLIC LECTURE
