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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
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BOLOGNA 419, P OF · Kylix · -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
HASSELMANN P · Oinochoe · -450 TO -400
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
the Achilles Painter · Lekythos · ca. 440 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
FIGURE VASE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FIGURE VASE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · -450 TO -400
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
the Euaion Painter · Pyxis · 450-440 BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PerhapsBERLIN 2536, P OF · Kylix · -450 TO -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -450 TO -400
Bell Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Bell Krater (Mixing Bowl)
the Niobid Painter · Krater · about 450 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofCODRUS P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl)
the Painter of London E 489 · Krater · about 450 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Euaion Painter · Kylix · about 450 B.C.
Trefoil Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Running Satyr
Trefoil Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Running Satyr
Oinochoe · 450-400 BCE
PYXIS (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PYXIS (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Pyxis · -450 TO -400
Stamnos (Mixing Jar)
Stamnos (Mixing Jar)
the Chicago Painter · Stamnos · about 450 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MONTLAURES P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
the Group of Louvre C 11000 · Kylix · third quarter of the 5th century BCE
Terracotta covered bowl with one handle
Terracotta covered bowl with one handle
ca. 450–400 BCE
CHOUS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CHOUS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-450 TO -400
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Polion · Oinochoe · ca. 420 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
early 5th century BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polion · Oinochoe · -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polion · Oinochoe · -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polion · Oinochoe · -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Aison · Oinochoe · -450 TO -400
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Aison · Oinochoe · -450 TO -400
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Aison · Hydria · -450 TO -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Aison · Pelike · -450 TO -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Aison · Pelike · -450 TO -400
Terracotta stamnos (jar)
Terracotta stamnos (jar)
Attributed to the Menelaos Painter · Stamnos · ca. 450 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Chicago Painter · Krater · ca. 450 BCE
Seated female figurine
Seated female figurine
early 5th century BCE
Terracotta lebes (deep bowl)
Terracotta lebes (deep bowl)
ca. 450–425 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
early 5th century BCE
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
DISNEY P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
MUG (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MUG (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · -450 TO -400
Nolan Amphora (storage jar): Demeter and Triptolemos; Pluton
Nolan Amphora (storage jar): Demeter and Triptolemos; Pluton
Polygnotos · Amphora · c. 450 BCE-440 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P · Kylix · -450 TO -400
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
the Thanatos Painter · Lekythos · ca. 430 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Achilles Painter · Krater · about 450 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Kylix · about 450–425 B.C.
CHOUS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CHOUS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-450 TO -400
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Krater · late 5th century BCE
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Penthesilea Painter · Kylix · about 450 B.C.
Sog. Nolanische Amphora mit Strickhenkeln
Sog. Nolanische Amphora mit Strickhenkeln
Amphora · 450 v. Chr.
Askos (shallow pouring vessel): Wreath
Askos (shallow pouring vessel): Wreath
450 BCE-400 BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Sabouroff Painter · Lekythos · ca. 450 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix · -450 TO -400
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
the Painter of Munich 2335 · Lekythos · ca. 440 BCE
Two Joined Attic Red-Figure Calyx-Krater Fragments
Two Joined Attic Red-Figure Calyx-Krater Fragments
Krater · 450–440 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · about 450 B.C.
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix · -450 TO -400
Attic Red-Figure Skyphos
Attic Red-Figure Skyphos
Penthesilea Painter · Skyphos · about 450 B.C.
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