Why it matters
Driven mad, Heracles prepares to throw his son onto a burning pyre, while his wife, mother and friend watch in horror. The vase-painter Asteas signed this large Greek wine-mixing bowl from southern Italy.
Did you know?
- It dates from 350–320 BC.
- It was found at Paestum, south of Naples.
- It is signed 'ASSTEAS EGRAPSE': 'Asteas painted it'.
Based on the Spanish Wikipedia article Crátera de la locura de Heracles (CC BY-SA 4.0).
