Return of Hephaistos is a painting by Steve Bogdanoff which was uploaded on March 8th, 2013.
Return of Hephaistos
Attic red-figure volute-krater by Polion, from Spina.... more
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$4,200
Dimensions
49.000 x 13.000 x 2.000 inches
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Title
Return of Hephaistos
Artist
Steve Bogdanoff
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Plaster And Lime
Description
Attic red-figure volute-krater by Polion, from Spina.
Hephaistos was the god of fire and metalworking. His return to Olympus was a main topic with numerous red-figure vase painters. Here we see a besotted Hephaistos being helped up from a lounge by a small satyr. Also seated on the recliner is Dionysus, the god of wine. Dionysus coaxed Hephaistos back to Olympus by inebriating him. Hera, the sister and wife of Zeus, and the mother of Hephaistos, angrily sits on her thrown, holding a sceptre. Hera was the one responsible for banishing Hephaistos from Olympus when he was born. Behind her stands a siren with arms (unusual in Attic art) fanning her. A satyr with a torch and tongs marches from the lounge towards Hera, denoting the customary procession.
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March 8th, 2013
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