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Attic Red-Figure Lekythos: Zeus and Ganymede
about 460-420 B.C.E.
Greek
47.35
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
15 in.
Accession NumberGift of Mr. & Mrs. Eli Lilly
CopyrightMr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1947.
This work, in the manner of the Achilles Painter, presents a youthful athlete practicing under the guidance of his trainer. The scene refers to the myth of Zeus and Ganymede. Ganymede was a young athlete who was snatched from earth by Zeus in the form of an eagle and brought to Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods.
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