![]() Despite repeated research, the fragments of the vase, which were never entirely found, were sent to Florence. One of the main hubs in Italy was most likely the city of Vulci in Etruria, and it is in a chamber tomb on the site of Vulci’s Fonte Rotella that the Florentine archaeologist found the vase dispersed in two burial mounds already looted in ancient times, and reduced to pieces in 1844. B.C., the Greek region of Attica had an important vascular tradition and as such, exported its masterpieces abroad. It is the oldest black-figure Attic krater and it bears 270 painted subjects and 121 inscriptions.įrom as early as the seventh century. Art, history, and myth, all in a container, but not just any: it is the François Vase.Īrchaeologists and art historians alike simply refer to it as the “François” after the name of its discoverer, Alessandro François. ![]() The François Vase is a large Attic volute krater decorated in the black-figure style.Ī real masterpiece of ancient pottery and the epitome of black-figure painting, the François Vase can be considered a landmark in the study of Greek pottery as it marks a turning point in the art’s development, constituting a great advance in Athenian pottery and painting styles.Ĭurrently held in the National Museum of Archaeology in Florence, the François Vase is a jewel of ancient pottery decoration.
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