Atalanta and Eros Lekythos

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.

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
Atalanta
Eros
Erotes
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Douris
Date
c. 500–490 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
Inscription
Eros Atalanta
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Image Credit
Cleveland Museum of Art
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