A Classical Lekythos (Ancient Art Podcast 6)

Episode 6 re-uploaded in its entirety. One could easily pass by this muted, diminutive, unassuming lekythos at the Art Institute of Chicago, but in this episode of the Ancient Art Podcast well closely examine its significant message and place it in the grander scheme of the newly refined aesthetic in late Archaic and Classical Athens. In exploring the narrative strategies of Attic vase painting, well also take a hard look at a particularly exemplary black-figure amphora by the renown vase painter Exekias: "The Suicide of Ajax" in the Château-Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer. Explore more episodes, image galleries, credits, transcripts, and additional resources at http://ancientartpodcast.org.