Atalanta and Eros Lekythos | Dickinson College Commentaries

Reddish-brown line-drawing on a white background. Atalanta (center) runs away from Eros (left). She looks back over her shoulder at him, her right arm raised to ward him off. She holds up the skirt of her peplos with her left hand. The skirt is see-through to show her running legs. She wears a wrap (chlamys?) diagonally across her body, fixed on her right shoulder. Eros holds out a crown of leaves toward her with his left hand. He is partially out of frame his torso leaning forward and left knee raised.

Annotations

White-ground lekythos (oil vessel) showing Atalanta fleeing from Eros. Attributed to Douris.

Online Resources

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1966.114

Subjects

Type

Image

License

Creative Commons Attribution

Properties

Agent

Date

c. 500–490 BCE

Culture

Medium

Dimensions

h. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)

Inscription

Eros Atalanta

Location

Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Credit

Cleveland Museum of Art