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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 Stemless Kylix
Attic Red-Figure Stemless Kylix
Q Painter · Kylix · about 380 B.C.
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) in the form of a sphinx
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) in the form of a sphinx
Lekythos · ca. 380–360 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Stemless Kylix
Attic Red-Figure Stemless Kylix
Q Painter · Kylix · about 380 B.C.
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Associated in style with the Lecce Painter · Lekythos · ca. 375–350 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta relief of a woman and child
Fragment of a terracotta relief of a woman and child
mid-4th century BCE
Mixing bowl (column krater)
Mixing bowl (column krater)
Style of: The Tarporley Painter · Krater · about 360–350 B.C.
Water jar (hydria)
Water jar (hydria)
Hydria · about 360–350 B.C.
Terracotta fish-plate
Terracotta fish-plate
Attributed to the Bastis Painter · ca. 375–360 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Hoppin-Lecce Group · Krater · about 375–350 B.C.
Terracotta pelike (wine jar)
Terracotta pelike (wine jar)
Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2365 · Pelike · ca. 375–350 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae · Krater · mid-4th century BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment
Group of Naples 3231 · Skyphos · about 375 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
BLACK FURY GROUP · Krater · about 375 B.C.
Etruscan Red-Figure Cup Fragment (part of 83.AE.368.12.1)
Etruscan Red-Figure Cup Fragment (part of 83.AE.368.12.1)
Del Chiaro Painter · Kylix · about 375–350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Krater · about 375 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Hydria or Pelike Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Hydria or Pelike Fragment
BLACK FURY GROUP · Hydria · about 375–350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Hoppin Painter · Krater · about 375 B.C.
Fragment of an Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Fragment of an Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
BLACK FURY GROUP · Krater · about 375–350 B.C.
Red-Figure Bell Krater (Mixing Vessel): Aphrodite and Eros
Red-Figure Bell Krater (Mixing Vessel): Aphrodite and Eros
Graz Painter · Krater · c. 370–360 BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Attributed to the Painter of the Villa Giulia 1664 · Skyphos · mid-4th century BCE
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil jar)
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil jar)
Lekythos · mid-4th century BCE
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos (Aryballos)
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos (Aryballos)
Lekythos · 375-350 v. Chr.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
BLACK FURY GROUP · Krater · about 375–350 B.C.
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
POMPE P* · Oinochoe · mid-4th century BCE
Fragment of a terrracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terrracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae · Krater · mid-4th century BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Hydria Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Hydria Fragment
BLACK FURY GROUP · Hydria · about 375 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment
Skyphos · about 375 B.C.
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos (Aryballos)
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos (Aryballos)
Lekythos · 375-350 v. Chr.
Terracotta stamnos
Terracotta stamnos
Attributed to the Fluid Group · Stamnos · ca. 375 BCE
Attische-rotfiguriger Glockenkrater
Attische-rotfiguriger Glockenkrater
Krater · 375-350 v. Chr.
Terracotta dinos (deep round-bottomed bowl)
Terracotta dinos (deep round-bottomed bowl)
Attributed to the Group of Vienna 4013 · Dinos · ca. 375–350 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae · Krater · mid-4th century BCE
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos mit Reliefschmuck
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos mit Reliefschmuck
Lekythos · 375-350 v. Chr.
Hydria (Kampanische Hydria)
Hydria (Kampanische Hydria)
Hydria · 375-325 v. Chr.
Apulian Red-Figure Fragmentary Squat Lekythos
Apulian Red-Figure Fragmentary Squat Lekythos
Hoppin Painter · Lekythos · about 375 B.C.
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos
Attisch rotfigurige Bauchlekythos
Lekythos · 375-350 v. Chr.
Amphora (Lukanische Amphora panathenäischer Form)
Amphora (Lukanische Amphora panathenäischer Form)
Primato-Maler · Amphora · 375-350 v. Chr.
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta column-krater (mixing bowl)
Attributed to the Painter of the Bari Orestes · Krater · ca. 375–350 BCE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Pagenstecher Class · Lekythos · mid-4th century BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Hoppin Group · Krater · about 370 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Rainone Painter · Krater · about 370 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Sarpedon Painter · Krater · about 370 B.C.
Drinking cup (kylix)
Drinking cup (kylix)
Kylix · 380–360 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater
Cotugno Painter · Krater · 370–360 B.C.
Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
HIPPOLYTOS P by UNKNOWN · Hydria · ca. 370–350 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
Krater · ca. 370–340 BCE
Mixing bowl (column krater)
Mixing bowl (column krater)
the Varrese Painter · Krater · about 355–345 B.C.
Hydria (water jar): Women at a Washstand with Erotes and a Youth
Hydria (water jar): Women at a Washstand with Erotes and a Youth
Hydria · 370 BCE-360 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Krater Fragment
Hoppin-Lecce Group · Krater · about 370 B.C.
Bucket (situla)
Bucket (situla)
the Varrese Painter · about 350–340 B.C.
Pitcher (trefoil oinochoe)
Pitcher (trefoil oinochoe)
Oinochoe · about 340 B.C.
Terracotta lekanis (dish)
Terracotta lekanis (dish)
Attributed to the V. and A. Group · ca. 365–350 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Askos
Apulian Red-Figure Askos
360–350 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Oinochoe (shape 3)
Apulian Red-Figure Oinochoe (shape 3)
WATERSPOUT GROUP · Oinochoe · about 360 B.C.
Attic Red-Figure Pelike, Kerch Style
Attic Red-Figure Pelike, Kerch Style
Painter of the Wedding Procession · Pelike · about 360 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Chous (Shape 3)
Apulian Red-Figure Chous (Shape 3)
BLACK FURY GROUP · about 360 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Suckling - Salting Group · Krater · about 360–350 B.C.
Calyx-krater, fragments
Calyx-krater, fragments
Krater · ca. 360–340 BCE
Pelike (jar): Mythical Easterner Fighting a Griffin
Pelike (jar): Mythical Easterner Fighting a Griffin
Group G · Pelike · c. 350 BCE
Three fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
Three fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
Krater · ca. 360–340 BCE
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