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Attic Collection (page 5)

"The Attic: A Timeless Sanctuary of History and Imagination" Step into the attic of Anne Frank House, where whispers of the past echo through its walls

Background imageAttic Collection: Attic red-figure cup with a bearded man offering a cockerel to a boy, c. 470 BC (ceramic)

Attic red-figure cup with a bearded man offering a cockerel to a boy, c. 470 BC (ceramic)
1216330 Attic red-figure cup with a bearded man offering a cockerel to a boy, c.470 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); 13.1x35.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageAttic Collection: Attic red-figure plate showing a mounted archer in oriental costume

Attic red-figure plate showing a mounted archer in oriental costume
1216261 Attic red-figure plate showing a mounted archer in oriental costume, inscribeld " Miltiades kalos", 520-510 BC (ceramic) by Roman

Background imageAttic Collection: Black-figure kylix, c. 550-530 B. C (ceramic with slip)

Black-figure kylix, c. 550-530 B. C (ceramic with slip)
1071957 Black-figure kylix, c.550-530 B.C (ceramic with slip) by Greek, (6th century BC); 12.7x30.4x23.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Unknown Greek)

Background imageAttic Collection: Advertisement: A front attic to let (type)

Advertisement: A front attic to let (type)
982880 Advertisement: A front attic to let (type) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement: A front attic to let)

Background imageAttic Collection: Attic Red-figure kylix, c. 470 BC (pottery)

Attic Red-figure kylix, c. 470 BC (pottery)
CH443737 Attic Red-figure kylix, c.470 BC (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); 22.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: attributed to the Oedipus Painter; ); Photo eChristies Images; Greek

Background imageAttic Collection: Attic Red-figure kylix, c. 470 BC (pottery)

Attic Red-figure kylix, c. 470 BC (pottery)
CH443736 Attic Red-figure kylix, c.470 BC (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); 22.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: attributed to the Oedipus Painter; ); Photo eChristies Images; Greek

Background imageAttic Collection: Worn Out, 1868 (oil on canvas)

Worn Out, 1868 (oil on canvas)
480753 Worn Out, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Faed, Thomas (1826-1900); 105.7x145.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageAttic Collection: Feeding Bottle (Thelasterion), unknown (terracotta with black glaze)

Feeding Bottle (Thelasterion), unknown (terracotta with black glaze)
3577076 Feeding Bottle (Thelasterion), unknown (terracotta with black glaze) by Greek; 7.6 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA; (add.info.: Dimensions: H. 7.6); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. A

Background imageAttic Collection: The courage of despair, an Istrian, after having squandered all his... (colour litho)

The courage of despair, an Istrian, after having squandered all his... (colour litho)
2815363 The courage of despair, an Istrian, after having squandered all his... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The courage of despair, an Istrian)

Background imageAttic Collection: Lekythos, c. 550-530 BC (terracotta)

Lekythos, c. 550-530 BC (terracotta)
3526059 Lekythos, c.550-530 BC (terracotta) by Amasis Painter (fl.c.560-515 BC); 17.5 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Earliest representation of an Attic wedding)

Background imageAttic Collection: Amphora, late Archaic, c. 490 B. C. (terracotta)

Amphora, late Archaic, c. 490 B. C. (terracotta)
3492973 Amphora, late Archaic, c.490 B.C. (terracotta) by Greek School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info)

Background imageAttic Collection: Girl serving tea to her sick mother, in bed with a baby (colour litho)

Girl serving tea to her sick mother, in bed with a baby (colour litho)
3641908 Girl serving tea to her sick mother, in bed with a baby (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl serving tea to her sick mother)

Background imageAttic Collection: The sacrifice of Polyxena (engraving)

The sacrifice of Polyxena (engraving)
3635283 The sacrifice of Polyxena (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sacrifice of Polyxena)

Background imageAttic Collection: Thetis receives the armour from Hephaestus (engraving)

Thetis receives the armour from Hephaestus (engraving)
3635263 Thetis receives the armour from Hephaestus (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thetis receives the armour from Hephaestus)

Background imageAttic Collection: Attic red-figured bell-krater, c. 410-400 BC (ceramic)

Attic red-figured bell-krater, c. 410-400 BC (ceramic)
3619102 Attic red-figured bell-krater, c.410-400 BC (ceramic) by Nikias Painter (fl.c.420-c.400 BC) (attr. to); height: 34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAttic Collection: Fall of Troy hydria, c. 480 BC (terracotta)

Fall of Troy hydria, c. 480 BC (terracotta)
3703901 Fall of Troy hydria, c.480 BC (terracotta) by Kleophrades Painter (Epiktetos II) (fl.500-475 BC); height: 31.8 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Background imageAttic Collection: Jos First Story, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho)

Jos First Story, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho)
IL352886 Jos First Story, illustration from Modern Stories (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; ); English

Background imageAttic Collection: Red figure fragment (terracotta)

Red figure fragment (terracotta)
HSC325614 Red figure fragment (terracotta) by Greek, (5th century BC); 9x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: attributed to The Wedding Painter; ); Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek, out of copyright

Background imageAttic Collection: Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington
LLM338536 Dick Whittington by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dick Whittington. Aunt Louisas Nursery Favourite (1870).); © Look and Learn

Background imageAttic Collection: Two garrets, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, Paris

Two garrets, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, Paris
CHT286999 Two garrets, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, Paris, 1855 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Valentin, Henry Augustin (1822-86); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageAttic Collection: Section of a Parisian building, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque

Section of a Parisian building, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque
CHT286985 Section of a Parisian building, illustration from Le Magasin Pittoresque, engraved by John Quartley (fl.1835-67) 1847 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Girardet

Background imageAttic Collection: The Methodist Taylor Caught in Adultery, 1768 (engraving)

The Methodist Taylor Caught in Adultery, 1768 (engraving)
XYC284038 The Methodist Taylor Caught in Adultery, 1768 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); 22.4x33.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageAttic Collection: The Distressed Poet, c. 1736 (oil on canvas)

The Distressed Poet, c. 1736 (oil on canvas)
BIR189258 The Distressed Poet, c.1736 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 63.5x78.4 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info.: based on the plight of Hogarths father, Richard)

Background imageAttic Collection: The Magicians Draught (engraving)

The Magicians Draught (engraving)
2813280 The Magicians Draught (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Magicians Draught. Illustration for Chatterbox (1903).); © Look and Learn

Background imageAttic Collection: A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed (colour litho)

A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed (colour litho)
2782340 A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A man robbed at gunpoint in his bed. Une Auberge De Bandits)

Background imageAttic Collection: Le suicide, Armand Carrel (engraving)

Le suicide, Armand Carrel (engraving)
2782114 Le suicide, Armand Carrel (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le suicide, Armand Carrel)

Background imageAttic Collection: Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera)

Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera)
1765028 Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera) by Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger)

Background imageAttic Collection: An Attic black-figure hydria depicting Athena and Herakles in combat, and below

An Attic black-figure hydria depicting Athena and Herakles in combat, and below
1764789 An Attic black-figure hydria depicting Athena and Herakles in combat, and below, Herakles wrestling with Nereos, c.520 BC (ceramic) by Greek

Background imageAttic Collection: The Orphans, 1884 (oil on canvas)

The Orphans, 1884 (oil on canvas)
CH35037 The Orphans, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageAttic Collection: Chatterton 1765 (oil on canvas)

Chatterton 1765 (oil on canvas)
BAG13606 Chatterton 1765 (oil on canvas) by Ward, Henrietta Mary (1832-1924); 90.1x111.1 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Thomas Chatterton (1752-70); ); eBristol Museums

Background imageAttic Collection: Athenian black-figure oinichoe decorated with two fighting warriors (ceramic)

Athenian black-figure oinichoe decorated with two fighting warriors (ceramic)
AMQ103317 Athenian black-figure oinichoe decorated with two fighting warriors (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Greek

Background imageAttic Collection: Found in a garret (engraving)

Found in a garret (engraving)
6004355 Found in a garret (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Found in a garret)

Background imageAttic Collection: Vessel- Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay

Vessel- Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay
5938181 Vessel- Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) [see also 5938170] by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Background imageAttic Collection: Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay

Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay
5938170 Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) [see also 5938181] by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Background imageAttic Collection: Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured)

Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured)
5938081 Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageAttic Collection: Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured)

Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured)
5938242 Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageAttic Collection: Attic red-figured kylix, c. 470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636771-2)

Attic red-figured kylix, c. 470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636771-2)
2636770 Attic red-figured kylix, c.470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636771-2) by Oedipus Painter (fl.c.470 BC) (attr. to); diam: 22.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek

Background imageAttic Collection: Lekythos, Vibo Valentia (Hipponion) (ceramic)

Lekythos, Vibo Valentia (Hipponion) (ceramic)
938026 Lekythos, Vibo Valentia (Hipponion) (ceramic) by Greek School, (5th century AD); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; Greek, out of copyright

Background imageAttic Collection: Playtime Friends (oil on canvas)

Playtime Friends (oil on canvas)
778885 Playtime Friends (oil on canvas) by Veith, Edouard (1856-1925); 49.5x39.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Background imageAttic Collection: Archaic Volute-krater, early 6th century B. C. (terracotta)

Archaic Volute-krater, early 6th century B. C. (terracotta)
3613988 Archaic Volute-krater, early 6th century B.C. (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 49.2x55.4x45.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageAttic Collection: Stele, grave marker, of a youth and little girl with capital

Stele, grave marker, of a youth and little girl with capital
3526080 Stele, grave marker, of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx, c.530 BC (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); 423.4 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art

Background imageAttic Collection: Terracotta lekythos, c. 550-530 BC (terracotta)

Terracotta lekythos, c. 550-530 BC (terracotta)
3526062 Terracotta lekythos, c.550-530 BC (terracotta) by Amasis Painter (fl.c.560-515 BC); 17.5 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageAttic Collection: Bell-Krater with the Centaur Chiron Accompanied by a Satyr, c. 350-325 B. C. (ceramic)

Bell-Krater with the Centaur Chiron Accompanied by a Satyr, c. 350-325 B. C. (ceramic)
3432825 Bell-Krater with the Centaur Chiron Accompanied by a Satyr, c.350-325 B.C. (ceramic) by Greek, (4th century BC); 38.1x38.1x38.1 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

Background imageAttic Collection: Terracotta volute-krater, c. 450 BC (terracotta)

Terracotta volute-krater, c. 450 BC (terracotta)
3493149 Terracotta volute-krater, c.450 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (5th century BC); 63.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageAttic Collection: Statue of a Kouros (youth), c. 590-580 B. C (marble)

Statue of a Kouros (youth), c. 590-580 B. C (marble)
3493067 Statue of a Kouros (youth), c.590-580 B.C (marble) by Greek, (6th century BC); 194.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York




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"The Attic: A Timeless Sanctuary of History and Imagination" Step into the attic of Anne Frank House, where whispers of the past echo through its walls. Amongst the treasures hidden within, a marble statue of Hermes by Praxiteles stands tall, exuding grace and beauty. Gaze upon the Panathenaic prize amphora with its lid adorned by a figure of Athena, transporting you back to 363-2 BC. This terracotta masterpiece tells tales of ancient glory and honor. In this attic's enchanting world, meet Sara Crewe and her loyal companion Becky from "A Little Princess, " their imaginations soaring as they embark on countless adventures. The maid silently observes their playfulness while tending to their needs. Witness Heracles battling ferociously against the Nemean lion on an Attic black-figure amphora from Vulci. The intensity captured in this artwork leaves you breathless, reminding us that even heroes face daunting challenges. Marvel at Athena fiercely fighting between Hector and Achilles; her wisdom guiding them amidst chaos. This scene portrays bravery intertwined with strategic brilliance - a testament to Greek mythology's enduring power. Behold the Sphinx of Naxos perched majestically in this attic space; its enigmatic gaze captivating all who dare to enter. Riddles unsolved yet mysteries embraced – it invites contemplation and curiosity. Dormer windows bathe this Parisian attic in soft sunlight, illuminating every corner like scenes from La Boheme by Puccini himself. Here love blossoms amidst hardship as artists find solace within these walls. Transported further back in time, witness a thrilling foot-race from the 6th century B. C. , where competitors push themselves beyond limits for victory's sweet embrace. Their determination inspires generations to come. Join Sherlock Holmes and Watson as they unravel mysteries hidden within these very rafters - clues waiting patiently for discovery beneath dust-covered trinkets. The attic becomes their sanctuary of deduction and intrigue.