Below him there is another naked youth reclining: he holds two spears: there is a shield and helmet beside his feet. Below Herakles just to the right is a naked youth, his face is in 3/4 view and he is grabbing his leg in a rocking motion.On the extreme right is a naked man with a Spartan helmet half-cocked, his sword is in its sheath. He is naked except for a light cloak which is fastened at the neck. Below him there is another warrior with a crested helmet, shield and spear. To her right there are three people: on a higher level, half hidden by a rock is a warrior with a crested helmet: it is a back view, but his view is towards the centre of the scene. To his right is Athena, identifiable by her aegis (goatskin with a gorgon clasp). To his right is a soldier, wearing a fully closed helmet, carrying a spear and a shield. He is looking to his right his body is frontal and his head profile. In the centre is Herakles, recognized by his lion skin and club. Subject matter This is the unexplained one! We can identify some of the characters.Oh, you ought to remind yourselves of what the Greeks used calyx kraters for. Now let's look at the detail of the vase. After this, Niobe wept for nine days and nights, then the gods buried the bodies of her children, and turned her into a large rock on Mount Sipylus. This they did, and it is this which is portrayed on the vase. Leto was somewhat outraged by this and sent her two children to kill all the children of Niobe (the word NIOBID means 'child of Niobe).
She boasted that this made her better than Leto, who had had only two children, the deities Artemis and Apollo (their father of course was Zeus). Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus, a king in Asia Minor and the wife of Amphion, King of Thebes, by whom she had 12 children (6 of each). *To further clarify the name of the painter, it is worthwhile telling the story of Niobe, from which he got his name, and which is also the story on the B side of the vase.Although he painted many others, this is the one which he is most famous for. Firstly the name of the painter: he is named after this particular vase, or rather the scene that he painted on it. There is much uncertainty surrounding this vase which we will need to become aware of. Date: 455-450 BC Type: Calyx Krater-Red figure Potter: Unknown Painter: 'Niobid Painter' Height: 54cms Diameter of Mouth: 55cms Subject: Side A: ? Side B: Slaughter of the children of Niobe by the children of Leto (Artemis and Apollo).
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