Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Mattinata Painter · end of 4th century BCE
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What the record supports
This red-figure terracotta Oinochoe (pitcher) dates to the end of the 4th century BCE. Attributed to the Mattinata Painter, it measures 38.1 × 13.9 × 13.6 cm and is classified as a pitcher (vessel) from Greece.
The Art Institute of Chicago acquired this piece from Pio Marinangeli of Rome in 1889, where it has since been held in the Department of Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium. It was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in "The Human Figure in Greek and Roman Art: From the Permanent Collection (Part 2)" from 1989-1990.
The Oinochoe has been documented in scholarly literature, including the Art Institute of Chicago's 1889 preliminary catalogue and Arthur Dale Trendall and Alexander Cambitoglou's "The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia" (1978). No information regarding auction prices or specific details of the acquisition process beyond the seller and year is provided in the supplied data.
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Provenance
Ownership history
- Pio Marinangeli, Rome; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1889.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- The Art Institute of Chicago, The Human Figure in Greek and Roman Art: From the Permanent Collection (Part 2), Gallery 120A, January 13, 1989-February 21, 1990.
Literature
Published references
- Art Institute of Chicago, Preliminary Catalogue of Metal Work, Graeco-Italian Vases, and Antiquities, December 9, 1889 (Chicago: Early and Halla Printing Company, 1889), p. 40, no. 332.
- Arthur Dale Trendall and Alexander Cambitoglou, The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978), p. 1029, no. 67, plate 398,5.
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