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
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
2nd half of the 5th century BCE
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
the Dwarf Painter
· Amphora
· ca. 440–430 BCE
Askos (shallow pouring vessel): Wreath
450 BCE-400 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Lekythos Fragment
Painter of the Yale Lekythos
· Lekythos
· about 450 B.C.
Sog. Nolanische Amphora mit Strickhenkeln
Amphora
· 450 v. Chr.
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Achilles Painter
· Krater
· about 450 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Penthesilea Painter
· Kylix
· about 450 B.C.
Fragment of a terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Chicago Painter
· Krater
· ca. 450 BCE
Attributed to the Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy
· Krater
· ca. 440 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Skyphos
Penthesilea Painter
· Skyphos
· about 450 B.C.
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
Lekythos
· ca. 450–430 BCE
Terracotta stamnos (jar)
Attributed to the Menelaos Painter
· Stamnos
· ca. 450 BCE
Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid
Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter
· Stamnos
· ca. 450 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
WASHING P
· Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
Standing female flute player
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
Standing female flute player
early 5th century BCE
Oinochoe, miniature
Oinochoe
· late 5th century BCE
Attic Red-Figure Oinochoe Fragment
Oinochoe
· about 450 B.C.
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
the Kekrops Painter
· Krater
· ca. 410–400 BCE
Askos in the Form of a Duck
6256
· second half 5th century BCE (Classical)
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Nestoris
Polygnotos
· 450–440 B.C.
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PerhapsBERLIN 2536, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
HASSELMANN P
· Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
HASSELMANN P
· Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MUNICH 2528, P OF
· Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
WASHINGTON 136389, GROUP OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BOLOGNA 419, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SAINT VALENTIN VASES, CLASS OF
· Kantharos
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Nekyia Painter
· Krater
· ca. 450–440 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Lekythos Fragment
Achilles Painter
· Lekythos
· 450–440 B.C.
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CALLIOPE P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
the Group of Louvre C 11000
· Kylix
· third quarter of the 5th century BCE
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Skyphos
· -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
Lekythos
· 2nd half of 5th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 106, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Seated female figurine
early 5th century BCE
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
the Painter of Athens 1943
· Lekythos
· ca. 450–440 BCE
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
the Washing Painter
· Lekythos
· ca. 420 BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos
· ca. 450–400 BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix
· about 450–425 B.C.
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 TO -400
PYXIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MONTLAURES P
· Pyxis
· -450 TO -400
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Krater
· late 5th century BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
NAPLES 2632, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
FIGURE VASE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
NAPLES HYDRISKAI, P OF THE
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
NAPLES HYDRISKAI, P OF THE
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
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