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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
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BROWN-EGG P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BULL P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Krater · late 5th century BCE
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
CUP SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofJENA P · Kylix · -425 TO -375
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BULL P · Hydria · -425 TO -375
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) with lid
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) with lid
Attributed to the Group of the Würzburg Scylla · Krater · late 5th century BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BROWN-EGG P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 459 B, P OF · Krater · -425 TO -375
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KIEV P · Pelike · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of a female votary carrying a hydria
Terracotta statuette of a female votary carrying a hydria
Hydria · late 5th–4th century BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 2, P OF · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 412, P OF · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of a female figure
Terracotta statuette of a female figure
late 5th century BCE
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENT (UNCERTAIN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENT (UNCERTAIN, RED-FIGURE)
Krater · -425 TO -375
Attic Red-Figure Squat Lekythos
Attic Red-Figure Squat Lekythos
Polygnotos · Lekythos · late 5th century B.C.
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BROWN-EGG P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos, fragmentiert
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos, fragmentiert
Lekythos · 425-401 v. Chr.
LEKANIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LEKANIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofMEIDIAS P · -425 TO -375
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FERRARA T 2, P OF · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BULL P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Birth of Erichthonios
Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Birth of Erichthonios
Meidias Painter · Lekythos · c. 420–410 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BROWN-EGG P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
Askos in the Form of a Duck
Askos in the Form of a Duck
6256 · late 5th century BCE (Classical)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofQ P · Kylix · -425 TO -375
KRATER, FRAGMENT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Close toBIRTH OF DIONYSOS, P OF THE · Krater · -425 TO -375
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Krater · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BULL P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BULL P · Oinochoe · -425 TO -375
KRATER, BELL (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, BELL (ITALIOTE, RED-FIGURE)
Krater · -425 TO -375
Skyphos (cup)
Skyphos (cup)
Kylix · about 400 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Oinochoe, Shape 4
Attic Red-Figure Oinochoe, Shape 4
Oinochoe · late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-425 TO -375
Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
the Codrus Painter · Kylix · ca. 425 BCE
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-425 TO -375
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-425 TO -375
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-425 TO -375
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PLATE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-425 TO -375
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CompareMILLIN P · Skyphos · -425 TO -375
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil jar)
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil jar)
Lekythos · late 5th century BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Pyxis · ca. 425–400 BCE
Terracotta head of a young man
Terracotta head of a young man
late 5th century BCE
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Krater · -425 TO -375
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
-425 TO -375
CUP SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Q P · Kylix · -425 TO -375
Terracotta head of a woman wearing a high headdress
Terracotta head of a woman wearing a high headdress
late 5th century BCE
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN (?), RED-FIGURE)
KANTHAROS (SOUTH ITALIAN (?), RED-FIGURE)
Kantharos · -425 TO -375
Terracotta head of a man
Terracotta head of a man
late 5th–4th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CompareSUB-MEIDIAN CUP-GROUP · Kylix · -425 TO -375
CUP SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CUP SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Q P · Kylix · -425 TO -375
CHOUS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CHOUS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Manner ofMEIDIAS P · -425 TO -375
Terracotta statuette of an actor
Terracotta statuette of an actor
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
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