Attic Krater
The Attic Krater is richly decorated on all its surfaces. While the main side presents the tripod dispute scene with Hercules, Apollo, and Athena, the other side illustrates a scene with three characters intent on feasting. While the neck of the artwork is horizontally surrounded by palmette, at the bottom, just above the base, there is a tab ornamentation that adorns the krater.
A light patina also gives the work a secular effect as a tribute inspired by the original artifacts handed down by ancient craftsmen. This object was crafted with ancient techniques through the use of natural paints created manually from raw materials found in nature, which baked in oxygen reduction acquire their characteristic colors and tonalities. From clays to brushes, each process is the result of countless years of experimental archaeology and study in pursuit of perfection.
Unique contemporary brand new artwork made with ancient techniques.
The diameter of the lip of the Attic Krater is 55 cm, the height is 47 cm, and the base diameter is 27 cm.
Roberto Paolini
My name is Roberto Paolini, and I was born in Cerveteri, an ancient Etruscan city.
Thanks to the ancient testimonies left by the Etruscans in my city, I immediately became passionate about history. As a result, when I was 12, I was lucky enough to start attending the shop of an elderly craftsman from my town who passed on to me the passion for ancient ceramics.
Thus began a long journey, made up of studies and, above all, a lot of experimentation, with the immense desire to be able to create unique objects equal to those created anciently by Etruscan and Greek master ceramists. Thanks to the desire to always do better, after many years, I began to obtain excellent results. It was the starting point for countless collaborations with universities and many important museums around the world.
Each creation process requires incredible study. From clays to engobes, then moving on to brushes, and finally to firing, each step has a whole world to discover.
Being able to create objects of this magnitude, using exclusively raw materials that I personally find in nature, means that each vase is a continuation of this ancient art, which remained hidden for a long historical period.
Now, thanks to the passion for my roots, this art has returned to shine and continues to excite clients worldwide.
ROBERTO PAOLINI from Marco Napoli on Vimeo.
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