Campanian Neck-Amphora; Attributed to Caivano Painter (Greek, active 340 - 330 B.C.); about 340 B.C. This shows an episode from the story of The Seven Against Thebes, when a group of heroes attacked the Greek city to reinstate the rightful king. Holding a burning torch, the hero Kapaneus climbs a ladder, while two defenders and the usurping ruler look down from the wall. Kapaneus was killed for claiming that he did not need the gods' help; at top left, Zeus's thunderbolt falls towards the warrior.

Campanian Neck-Amphora; Attributed to Caivano Painter (Greek, active 340 - 330 B.C.); about 340 B.C. This shows an episode from the story of The Seven Against Thebes, when a group of heroes attacked the Greek city to reinstate the rightful king. Holding a burning torch, the hero Kapaneus climbs a ladder, while two defenders and the usurping ruler look down from the wall. Kapaneus was killed for claiming that he did not need the gods' help; at top left, Zeus's thunderbolt falls towards the warrior. Stock Photo
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Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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2NH8YW8

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4500 x 5762 px | 38.1 x 48.8 cm | 15 x 19.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

31 January 2022