the Briseis Painter

Active c. 480–460 BC

School Athenian; Brygos workshop circle

Works 14 vases

Identified Identified by Beazley.

High confidence

Style & Characteristics

Related to the Brygos Painter's style but with his own distinctive touch; mythological narratives; careful drapery.

Name & Etymology

Named after a cup in London (British Museum E 76) showing the departure of Briseis from the tent of Achilles, a scene from the Iliad.

Named by J.D. Beazley in ARV² (1963)

Attribution Confidence High

No signed works, but a large corpus with consistent style. Closely related to the Brygos Painter — may have been a pupil or close associate.

The Briseis Painter was an Athenian red-figure cup-painter active c. 480–460 BC, named after a cup in the British Museum showing Briseis's departure. He was closely related to the Brygos Painter and may have trained in the Brygos workshop.

Scholarly Controversies

The relationship between the Briseis Painter and the Brygos Painter is debated. Some scholars see them as master and pupil; others suggest a closer connection.

14 vases by the Briseis Painter