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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
Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Group of Undetermined Mannerists · Krater · 475–450 B.C.
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
WEDDING P · Kylix · -475 TO -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
WEDDING P · Kylix · -475 TO -425
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofACHILLES P · Lekythos · -475 TO -425
ASKOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ASKOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BOLOGNA 417, P OF · -475 TO -425
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofPELEUS P by BEAZLEYPOLYGNOTOS, GROUP OF · Krater · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BOLOGNA 417, P OF · Kylix · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VEII P · Kylix · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BOLOGNA 417, P OF · Kylix · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VEII P · Kylix · -475 TO -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VEII P · Kylix · -475 TO -425
Amphora Depicting a Youth with Petasos and Woman and an Athlete
Amphora Depicting a Youth with Petasos and Woman and an Athlete
3188 · Amphora · ca. 460-450 BCE (Classical)
Nolan Amphora with Woman and Mantled Youth
Nolan Amphora with Woman and Mantled Youth
6001 · Amphora · ca. 460-450 BCE (Classical)
Column Krater Depicting Symposiasts and a Satyr Dancing with Youths
Column Krater Depicting Symposiasts and a Satyr Dancing with Youths
6309 · Krater · ca. 460-450 BCE (Classical)
Shoulder Lekythos with Woman Holding a Mirror
Shoulder Lekythos with Woman Holding a Mirror
6256 · Lekythos · ca. 460 BCE (Classical)
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Tarquinia Painter · Kylix · about 470 B.C.
Terracotta cup: cow's hoof
Terracotta cup: cow's hoof
a painter recalling the Brygos Painter · Kylix · ca. 470–460 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Akestorides Painter · Kylix · about 470–450 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Oinochoe, Shape 3 (Chous)
Attic Red-Figure Oinochoe, Shape 3 (Chous)
Oionokles Painter · Oinochoe · about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
about 470 B.C.
Stamnos with Eos and Two Youths
Stamnos with Eos and Two Youths
4733 · Stamnos · 470-460 BCE (Classical)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Painter of the Yale Lekythos · Lekythos · ca. 470–460 BCE
Calyx Krater with a Departure Scene
Calyx Krater with a Departure Scene
5129 · Krater · 470-460 BCE (Classical)
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment (comprised of 7 joined fragments)
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment (comprised of 7 joined fragments)
about 470 B.C.
Terracotta mug
Terracotta mug
the Group of Philadelphia 2272 · ca. 460 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C (Lipped) Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C (Lipped) Fragment
Painter of Agora P42 · Kylix · about 470–460 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Footed Dinos
Attic Red-Figure Footed Dinos
Syleus Painter · Dinos · about 470 B.C.
Terracotta pelike (jar)
Terracotta pelike (jar)
the Altamura Painter · Pelike · ca. 470 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Stamnos Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Stamnos Fragment
Stamnos · about 470 B.C.
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Attributed to the Syracuse Painter · Amphora · ca. 470–460 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Penthesilea Painter · Kylix · about 470–460 B.C.
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Krater · ca. 470–450 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Attributed to Douris · Kylix · ca. 470 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Altamura Painter · Krater · about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
about 470 B.C.
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
the Painter of the Yale Oinochoe · Amphora · ca. 470 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Triptolemos Painter · Krater · about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Keras Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Keras Fragment
about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Kalpis
Attic Red-Figure Kalpis
Aegisthus Painter · about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C Fragment
Stieglitz Painter · Kylix · about 470–460 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Stamnos Fragments (43)
Attic Red-Figure Stamnos Fragments (43)
Kleophrades Painter · Stamnos · about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Euergides Painter · Kylix · about 470 B.C.
Two-handled jar (neck amphora) depicting a herm in front of an altar
Two-handled jar (neck amphora) depicting a herm in front of an altar
the Nikon Painter · Amphora · 470–460 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Stamnos
Attic Red-Figure Stamnos
Harrow Painter · Stamnos · 470–460 B.C.
Kylix (drinking cup): Warrior in Thracian Costume
Kylix (drinking cup): Warrior in Thracian Costume
Onesimos · Kylix · 470-460 BCE
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Agrigento Painter · Krater · ca. 470–460 BCE
Red-Figure Cup
Red-Figure Cup
Penthesilea Painter · Kylix · about 470–450 B.C.
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix
Boot Painter · Kylix · about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Fragmentary Oinochoe, Shape 8 (Mug with Two Disparate Handles)
Attic Red-Figure Fragmentary Oinochoe, Shape 8 (Mug with Two Disparate Handles)
Painter of Philadelphia 2449 · Oinochoe · about 470 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Astragalos Fragment
about 470 B.C.
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Workshop of the Nikon Painter · Lekythos · ca. 470–460 BCE
Terracotta stamnos
Terracotta stamnos
Attributed to the Deepdene Painter · Stamnos · ca. 470–460 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar)
Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar)
Attributed to the Pan Painter · Amphora · ca. 470 BCE
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Pan Painter · Krater · ca. 470–460 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Lekythos
Attic Red-Figure Lekythos
Oionokles Painter · Lekythos · about 470 B.C.
Kylix Fragment
Kylix Fragment
Attributed to near the Splanchnopt Painter · Kylix · ca. 470 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug)
Attributed to the Group of Berlin 2415 · Oinochoe · ca. 470–460 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · ca. 470–460 BCE
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Painter of Oxford 1920 · Lekythos · ca. 470–460 BCE
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