Callisto, red-figure fragment | Dickinson College Commentaries

Callisto (right) looks at her hand as it transforms into a paw. The fingernails have already become claws. Only her head and four fingers of one hand remain. Her ears have fully transformed into a bear's. Her hair falls in loose waves around her head. Three branches of a tree are visible at center. At left, a portion of a spotted cloak is visible (perhaps Artemis').

Annotations

Callisto turning into a bear. Fragment of an Apulian red-figure krater. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Bartlett Collection, 13.206.

Online Resources

MFABoston 13.206

Subjects

Type

Image

Properties

Agent

The Black Fury Painter

Date

ca. 390–380 BCE

Culture

Medium

Dimensions

l. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)

Location

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Image Credit

Museum of Fine Arts Boston