The colors of clay : special techniques in Athenian vases ; [this catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition "The colors of clay: special techniques in Athenian vases", held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, June 8 - S

The Colors of Clay: Special Techniques in Athenian Vases This book and the exhibition it accompanies are the first to examine in detail the full range of decorative techniques on Athenian terracotta vases from the Archaic through the Late Classical period (approximately 500 to 340 B.C.). An introduction, a chapter on technical aspects of vase decoration, and nine essays accompany the 105 vase entries presented here. The techniques of these vases include coral red, added clay and gilding, plastic vases, white ground, and Six’s technique. Lenders to the Exhibition Foreword Michael Brand Acknowledgments Map Abbreviations Introduction Beth Cohen Technical Studies of Some Attic Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum Jeffrey Maish, Marie Svoboda, Susan Lansing-Maish Chapter 1: Bilingual Vases Bilingual Vases and Vase-Painters Beth Cohen Entries 1–6 Chapter 2: Coral-red Gloss Coral-red Gloss: Potters, Painters, and Painter-Potters Beth Cohen Entries 7–14 Chapter 3: Six’s Technique Six’s Technique: Black Ground Beth Cohen Entries 15–26 Chapter 4: Added Clay and Gilding Added Clay and Gilding in Athenian Vase-painting Beth Cohen Entries 27–39 Chapter 5: Outline in Black- and Red-figure Vase-painting Outline as a Special Technique in Black- and Red-figure Vase-painting Beth Cohen Entries 40–49 Chapter 6: White Ground Attic White Ground: Potter and Painter Joan R. Mertens Entries 50–69 Chapter 7: Plastic Vases and Vases with Plastic Additions Athenian Potters and the Production of Plastic Vases Marion True Entries 70–89 Chapter 8: The Sotades Tomb The Sotades Tomb Dyfri Williams Entries 90–99 Chapter 9: Kerch-style Vases Kerch-style Vases: The Female Kenneth Lapatin Entries 100–105 Glossary Photograph Credits, Catalogue Entries Concordances Index of Painters, Potters, Groups, and Classes Abbreviations for References References About the Authors Beth Cohen is an art historian who has published on classical Greek and Italian Renaissance art. Jeffrey Maish, Marie Svoboda, and Susan Lansing-Maish are associate curator, conservator associate, and assistant curator, respectively, in the Department of Antiquities Conservation at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Marion True and Kenneth Lapatin are curator and associate curator, respectively, in the Department of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Joan Mertens is curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dyfri Williams is keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum. Press Reviews and Awards Cover 1 Contents 6 Lenders to the Exhibition 7 Foreword 8 Acknowledgments 9 Map 11 Abbreviations 13 Introduction 15 Technical Studies of Some Attic Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum 21 CHAPTER 1 BILINGUAL VASES 30 Bilingual Vases and Vase-Painters 31 Entries 1-6 39 CHAPTER 2 CORAL-RED GLOSS 56 Coral-red Gloss: Potters, Painters, and Painter-Potters 57 Entries 7-14 67 CHAPTER 3 Six's TECHNIQUE 84 Six's Technique: Black Ground 85 Entries 15-26 94 CHAPTER 4 ADDED CLAY AND GILDING 118 Added Clay and Gilding i n Athenian Vase-painting 119 Entries 27-39 131 CHAPTER 5 OUTLINE IN BLACK-AND RED-FIGURE VASE-PAINTING 162 Outline as a Special Technique in Black- and Red-figure Vase-painting 163 Entries 40-49 174 CHAPTER 6 WHITE GROUND 198 Attic White Ground: Potter and Painter 199 Entries 50-69 207 CHAPTER 7 PLASTIC VASES AND VASES WITH PLASTIC ADDITIONS 252 Athenian Potters and the Production of Plastic Vases 253 Entries 70-89 263 CHAPTER 8 THE SOTADES TOMB 304 The Sotades Tomb 305 Entries 90-99 313 CHAPTER 9 KERCH-STYLE VASES 330 Kerch-style Vases: The Finale 331 Entries 100-105 340 Glossary 355 Photograph Credits, Catalogue Entries 357 Concordances 357 Index of Painters, Potters, Groups, and Classes 358 Abbreviations for References 359 References 360 "This catalogue documents a major exhibition at the Getty Villa that was the first ever to focus on ancient Athenian terracotta vases made by techniques other than the well-known black- and red-figure styles. The exhibition comprised vases executed in bilingual, coral-red gloss, outline, Kerch-style, white ground, and Six's technique, as well as examples with added clay and gilding, and plastic vases and additions. The Colors of Clay opens with an introductory essay that integrates the diverse themes of the exhibition and sets them within the context of vase making in general; a second essay discusses conservation issues related to several of the techniques. A detailed discussion of the techniques featured in the exhibition precedes each section of the catalogue. More than a hundred vases from museums in the United States and Europe are described in depth."--Publisher's description
This catalogue documents a major exhibition at the Getty Villa that is the first ever to focus on ancient Athenian terracotta vases made by techniques other than the well-known black- and red-figure styles. The exhibition comprises vases executed in bilingual, coral-red gloss, outline, Kerch-style, white ground, and Six's technique, as well as examples with added clay and gilding, and plastic vases and additions.
The Colors of Clay opens with an introductory essay that integrates the diverse themes of the exhibition and sets them within the context of vase making in general; a second essay discusses conservation issues related to several of the techniques. A detailed discussion of the techniques featured in the exhibition precedes each section of the catalogue. More than a hundred vases from museums in the United States and Europe are described in depth.