Technique
Red-figure
Period
c. 530–320 BC
Collection
35588 vases
The technique that revolutionised Greek vase painting. Figures are left in the natural red clay colour while the background is painted black. This allowed painters to use a brush for internal details instead of an incising tool, enabling far greater naturalism, anatomical detail, and emotional expression.
35588 examples
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VILLA GIULIA P
· Amphora
· -475 TO -425
OLPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 342, P OF
· -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
TARQUINIA P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Krater
· -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
TARQUINIA P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta jug
ca. 475–400 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Attributed to the Painter of Brussels R 330
· Kylix
· mid-5th century BCE
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SABOUROFF P
· Amphora
· -475 TO -425
SKYPHOS (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
Workshop ofPENELOPE P
· Skyphos
· -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
TARQUINIA P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VILLA GIULIA P
· Stamnos
· -475 TO -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SABOUROFF P
· Amphora
· -475 TO -425
LEBES, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SABOUROFF P
· -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SABOUROFF P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Pig Painter
· Krater
· ca. 475–465 BCE
Attic Red-figure Lekythos: Youth and Maiden
Lekythos
· c. 470-450 BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos
· mid-5th century BCE
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-475 TO -425
Column-krater
the Leningrad Painter
· Krater
· ca. 475–465 BCE
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LATER MANNERIST
· Amphora
· -475 TO -425
KRATER, VOLUTE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofNIOBID P
· Krater
· -475 TO -425
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VILLA GIULIA P
· Krater
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta pelike (jar)
Attributed to an artist near the Chicago Painter
· Pelike
· mid-5th century BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Lekythos
· 2nd quarter of 5th century BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Woman Running with Sash
Lekythos
· 475-425 BCE
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Akin toVILLA GIULIA P, GROUP OF THE
· Krater
· -475 TO -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofSABOUROFF P
· Amphora
· -475 TO -425
PELIKE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BARCLAY P
· Pelike
· -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ANCONA P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Krater
· -475 TO -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -475 TO -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CompareBARCLAY P
· Amphora
· -475 TO -425
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BARCLAY P
· Hydria
· -475 TO -425
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EUAION P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ACHILLES P
· Lekythos
· -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON D 12, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BOLOGNA 417, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta sessile kantharos (deep cylindrical drinking cup with two handles)
SAINT VALENTIN VASES, CLASS OF
· Kantharos
· ca. 450 BCE
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA SINIS, P OF
· Krater
· -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON D 12, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Komos (Revel)
Pig Painter
· Krater
· c. 470–460 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON D 12, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
TELEPHOS P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos
· mid-5th century BCE
Terracotta pelike (jar)
the Carlsruhe Painter
· Pelike
· ca. 450 BCE
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
KRATER, VOLUTE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
NIOBID P
· Krater
· -475 TO -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
AISCHINES P
· Lekythos
· -475 TO -425
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
AMPHITRITE P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Krater
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Icarus Painter
· Lekythos
· 2nd quarter of the 5th century BCE
Skyphos with Dancer and Komast
6452
· Kylix
· ca. 475-450 BCE (Classical)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
the Pig Painter
· Krater
· ca. 475–465 BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VEII P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Attributed to a follower of Makron
· Kylix
· mid-5th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PerhapsVEII P
· Kylix
· -475 TO -425
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PROVIDENCE P
· -475 TO -425
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with vertical handles)
Compared to the Painter of Athens 10464
· Kantharos
· ca. 450–425 BCE
Fragment from Red-Figure Cup: Woman
Telephos Painter
· Kylix
· c. 470–460 BCE
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