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Title
Dancing Maenad holding a panther and thyrsus
Names
Brygos Painter (Attic vase painter, active ca. 490-ca. 470 BCE) (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- J-M

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-J-M
Topics
Dance
Staffs (Sticks)
Mythology
Bacchantes
Snakes
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Panthers
Pottery -- Greece
Drinking vessels -- To 499
kylikes
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Source note: From Greek vase paintings. (London Unwin 1894) Harrison, Jane Ellen (1850-1928), Author.
Content: After the interior tondo of a Greek kylix, ca. 490 BC, attributed to the Brygos Painter.
Content: Written on border: "A Maenad rushes in ecstasy to the dance, a snake in her hair and panther skin over her shoulder. She holds a thyrsos and a panther."
Physical Description
Line photoengravings
Extent: 23.8 x 22.8 cm
Foxing on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4961af0-c5be-012f-1554-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Dancing Maenad holding a panther and thyrsus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6061-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Dancing Maenad holding a panther and thyrsus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6061-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1894). Dancing Maenad holding a panther and thyrsus Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6061-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Dancing Maenad holding a panther and thyrsus