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
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
QUADRATE P
· Lekythos
· -450 TO -400
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 143 A, P OF
· -450 TO -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
NEW YORK 23.160.41, P OF
· Lekythos
· -450 TO -400
Attic Red-Figure Column Krater
Florence Painter
· Krater
· about 450 B.C.
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
GREIFSWALD P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 92A, P OF
· Skyphos
· -450 TO -400
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
TRIESTE P
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 101, P OF
· -450 TO -400
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 13, P OF
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 106, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 106, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 106, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CODRUS P by LEZZI-HAFTER
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 480 B, P OF
· -450 TO -400
Nolan Amphora (storage jar): Demeter and Triptolemos; Pluton
Polygnotos
· Amphora
· c. 450 BCE-440 BCE
Hydria (Water Jar)
the Chicago Painter
· Hydria
· about 450 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
Oinochoe
· 2nd half of 5th century BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
the Painter of Munich 2335
· Lekythos
· ca. 440 BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
the Eretria Painter
· Lekythos
· ca. 420 BCE
Seated female figurine
early 5th century BCE
KANTHAROS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SAINT VALENTIN VASES, CLASS OF
· Kantharos
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to Polygnotos
· Krater
· ca. 450–440 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
WASHING P
· Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
the Kekrops Painter
· Krater
· ca. 410–400 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Lekythos
Phiale Painter
· Lekythos
· about 450 B.C.
Bell Krater with Dionysiac Scenes
6604
· Krater
· ca. 440 BCE (Classical)
Two Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Pelikai
Villa Giulia Painter
· about 450 B.C.
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Menelaos Painter
· Krater
· ca. 440 BCE
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MUNICH 2335, P OF
· Krater
· -450 TO -400
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -450 TO -400
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofMEIDIAS P
· -450 TO -400
Fragment of a terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Chicago Painter
· Krater
· ca. 450 BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Achilles Painter
· Lekythos
· ca. 450–440 BCE
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
the Westreenen Painter
· Amphora
· ca. 450–440 BCE
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Methyse Painter
· Krater
· ca. 450 BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
the Painter of Athens 1943
· Lekythos
· ca. 450–440 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 106, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta stamnos (jar)
Recalls the Barclay Painter
· Stamnos
· ca. 450–440 BCE
Two Joined Attic Red-Figure Calyx-Krater Fragments
Krater
· 450–440 B.C.
Terracotta stamnos (jar)
a Painter in the Group of Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· ca. 440 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MAKARIA P
· Oinochoe
· -450 TO -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofDINOS P
· Pelike
· -450 TO -400
Attributed to the Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy
· Krater
· ca. 440 BCE
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
the Dwarf Painter
· Amphora
· ca. 440–430 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Achilles Painter
· Lekythos
· ca. 450 BCE
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ComparePRONOMOS P
· Krater
· -450 TO -400
Oinochoe (Pitcher) in the Shape of a Female Head
the Canessa Class
· Oinochoe
· about 450 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment
Kylix
· about 450–425 B.C.
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Nestoris
Polygnotos
· 450–440 B.C.
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Attributed to the Painter of Louvre CA 1694
· Oinochoe
· ca. 450 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 TO -400
CHOUS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-450 TO -400
Attic Red-Figure Dimidiated Rhyton
about 450–425 B.C.
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
the Washing Painter
· Lekythos
· ca. 420 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 TO -400
Fragmentary stand of a terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)
Lebes Gamikos
· 3rd quarter of 5th century BCE
PYXIS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofMEIDIAS P
· Pyxis
· -450 TO -400
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