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St. Bartholomew's Church, commonly called St. Bart's, is a historic Episcopal parish founded in January 1835, and located on the east side of Park Avenue between 50th and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bartholomew's_Episcopal_Church,...

Terracotta neck-amphora (storage jar) Greek, Attic, Proto-Attic, second quarter of the 7th century BC Attributed to the New York Nettos Painter Accession # 11.210.1 During the first half of the 7th century BC, vase painters in Athens abandoned the almost abstract geometric tradition in favor of a vigorous naturalistic style inspired by art imported from the Near East. An early representation of a Greek myth is shown on the front of this monumental vase. The great hero Herakles strides to the left, sword in hand, grabbing the hair of Nessos, a centaur who had tried to abduct Herakles' wife Deianeira. The two components of the centaur- horse and man- are not well integrated in this early representation, but the creature shows emotion, pleading for mercy with outstretched hands. Behind Herakles, a four-horse chariot and a drive wait patiently for the outcome of the battle, while a small man attracted by the excitement rushes forward. The scene is depicted with a combination of outine and silhouette enlivened by white and incised lines. A lion attacks a deer on the neck of the vase and horses graze on the shoulder, but most of the surface is filled with floral motifs and curvilinear decorations. This vase served as a grave marker. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Long known as "sculptor's models," in many cases, plaques and sculptures such as those in groups 6 and 7 are now thought to have been votive offerings. Plaques of kings, deities, and birds. Accession Numbers: 07.228.7, 07.228.9, 07.228.11, 07.228.29, 18.9.1, 23.2.36, 56.99 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.