Gardner, Percy: The principles of Greek art (London, 1924)

xvii LYRIC AND DRAMATIC POETRY 291

ject. In Mr. Huddilston's Greek Tragedy in the Light of Vase-
paintings the reader will find much useful information. I will
only take as examples of method two vases: one to show how
closely in a few rare instances the vase-painter will come to the
text of the play, and one to show how strongly in the great major-
ity of cases he preserves his independence.

First, then, I represent a scene from a late and poor vase at
St. Petersburg (Fig. 99).1 We here see Orestes in the temple

his hand. Before the temple lie the Erinnyes sleeping, repre-
sented as hideous women in hunting dress, without wings or
snakes. To the right a female figure, identified as the priestess
by the great temple-key which she carries, flies in terror at the

1 First published by Stephani, Comptes rendus, 1863, PI. VI., 3-5, from the
ampana collection. On the other side of the vase are a satyr and a maenad
standing by a krater.