![]() ![]() Shapiro, H.A., Mario Iozzo, and Adrienne Lezzi-Hafter. 163, Thessalonikē: Andromeda Oxford Limited. Perikleia Panathenaia: A Krater of the Painter of Munich 2335. 1–5, Columbia, MO: University of Missouri. Amyx, Mario Aldo Del Chiaro and William R. "Observations on Proto-Volute Kraters." Corinthiaca : Studies in Honor of Darrell A. "Greek and Roman Art." Notable Acquisitions (Metropolitan Museum of Art), No. 4, 20, 69, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Generous support was provided by the Getty Museum’s Villa Council.Īll images are courtesy of Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, unless otherwise noted.Von Bothmer, Dietrich. Paul Getty Museum in collaboration with the Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. ![]() The vase attributed to the Darius Painter (depicted in slides 9-10 above), has been left in its 19th-century state as an example of Gargiulo's restoration work. The vessels illustrated here are shown as they appear at the conclusion of the conservation project. The vases on view offer a window into the ongoing debate concerning the degree to which ancient artworks should be repaired and repainted. His work exemplifies what one concerned antiquarian described as "dangerous perfection" as such interventions-especially the painted decorations-could be so effective it became difficult to identify what was ancient and what was modern. Displayed following a six-year conservation project at the Antikensammlung Berlin and the Getty Villa, these monumental vessels also reveal the hand of Raffaele Gargiulo, one of the leading restorers of 19th-century Naples. Thirteen elaborately decorated Apulian vases provide a rich opportunity to examine the funerary customs of peoples native to southern Italy and the ways they used Greek myth to comprehend death and the afterlife. ![]()
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