The Red-Figure Volute Krater

I found my visit to the Tampa Museum of Art to be enjoyable. I really enjoyed seeing older pieces of art like the red and black figure vases and greco-roman statues. I loved the few ancient marble pieces they did have and I wish there were more of them. I do however wish the museum’s collection was larger and I was surprised when I came into to the last section of the museum to realize that it was the last room. Even though the museum did not have a large collection, I did still the enjoy the works they did have and took time to admire all of them. I also appreciated the descriptions on the plaques that the pieces had that gave information about the artist(s) and/or purpose of the art.
I believe that many students only get to see older pieces …show more content…
Furthermore, since red figure vases made it easier for painters to add in details, this meant that the art on vases were of higher quality and more detailed. The artistic detail on the Red-Figure Volute Krater is evident of this fact due to the high level of intricate detail, the emotions displays by the figures, and the various poses taken by figures in the painting.
The artist created this piece with both beauty and functionality in mind. The krater was created to be used primarily as a mixing vessel. This most likely belonged to someone wealthy rather than a commoner due to its artistic stylization and the artist kept in mind the point of the krater was to also display an element of artistic beauty. Kraters were large vases used for holding liquids and commonly used for mixing wine with water to dilute it.
I chose this piece because I was shocked at how big a of a clay vase was able to have been made. It must have difficult to assemble, pick up, and move into the kiln for firing even if it was fired in different sections. I was also shocked to see that most of the vase was in one piece despite its size and the decorative effects have not weathered much. For its age and size, it has been remarkably well preserved over the