feature that easily sets the two works apart is their shape and size. The Bell Krater, which shows the slaying of Actaeon, is a wide, short vessel with a handle protruding from each side. It could hold much more liquid than could the Lekythos depicting the Woman and Maid, which is taller, but much thinner than the former. Composition of the works is one thing that very similar between these two pieces of art. Both are symmetrical, as are most vases, but the subject matter which they engulf is very asymmetrical. The focal point of both works seems to center near the symmetry line of the vase, and both focus on a gift. While the Woman and Maid, shows a gift of a chest of valuables; Artemis Slaying Actaeon depicts an unwanted gift of an arrow about to be shot through Actaeon. The focus is directed toward the bow and arrow by the circular arch of Artemiss body, and the action is suggested by the positioning of her arms and the line the arrow makes with Actaeons head. In Woman and Maid, the chest of valuables stands out because it is the only colored object on the figure of the servant, whose clothing is completely white. Both works share the same surrounding composition, with a completely flat, one colored background. Each vase has well-proportioned human figures, but depicts the figures in some strange angles. One depicts Artemis with her knee turned back at an impossible angle, while the other ...
