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Epiktetos
Painter

Epiktetos

Active c. 520–490 BC
School Athenian; bilingual period
Works 200 vases
Identified Known from signed works since the 19th century.
High confidence
Style & Characteristics
Precise, elegant line drawing; mastery of both black-figure and red-figure techniques; preference for single-figure tondos; fine anatomical detail; clean, uncluttered compositions.
Name & Etymology
Real name known from signed works. Epiktetos signed as painter (Epiktetos egrapsen) on numerous vases. He also worked with several potters including Andokides, Nikosthenes, Pamphaios, Hischylos, and Python.
Attribution Confidence High
Multiple signed works. Over 100 attributed vases with strong stylistic consistency. One of the earliest red-figure cup specialists.
Epiktetos was an Athenian bilingual and red-figure cup-painter active c. 520–490 BC. He bridged the transition from black-figure to red-figure technique, producing bilingual cups that demonstrate mastery of both. He worked with an unusually large number of potters, suggesting he was an independent painter for hire rather than attached to a single workshop.
Scholarly Controversies
Minimal. His bilingual works (combining black-figure and red-figure on the same vase) have been particularly studied as evidence for the transition between techniques.
200 vases by Epiktetos
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
Kylix · 520–510 BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 TO -475
Schale (Attische Trinkschale ohne Fuß)
Schale (Attische Trinkschale ohne Fuß)
RF Kylix · 525-500 v. Chr.
Kylix, eye-cup fragments
Kylix, eye-cup fragments
Kylix · late 6th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 TO -475
Terracotta plate
Terracotta plate
RF ca. 520–510 BCE
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
RF Kylix · about 510–500 B.C.
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · ca. 510 BCE
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
RF Kylix · about 510–500 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup
Attic Red-Figure Cup
RF Kylix · about 510 B.C.
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
RF Kylix · about 510–500 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
RF Kylix · 510–495 B.C.
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-figure Cup Fragment
RF Kylix · about 510–500 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Plate Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Plate Fragment
RF about 510 B.C.
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · ca. 510 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C Fragment
RF Kylix · about 510–500 B.C.
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
RF Kylix · 520–510 BCE
Group of Attic Red-figure Vase Fragments (8)
Group of Attic Red-figure Vase Fragments (8)
RF 500–460 B.C.
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix
RF Kylix · about 490 B.C.
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP C (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP C (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Skyphos · -450 to -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
KANTHAROS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KANTHAROS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kantharos · -525 to -475
MUG (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MUG (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Amphora · -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
PLATE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PLATE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -500 to -450
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -500 to -450
MASTOID (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MASTOID (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
PLATE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PLATE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ASKOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
CUP A, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP A, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF Kylix · -525 to -475
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