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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
Mixing bowl (column-krater) with maenad and Dionysos
Mixing bowl (column-krater) with maenad and Dionysos
The Patera Painter · Krater · 340–325 B.C.
Drinking cup (kylix)
Drinking cup (kylix)
Kylix · 350–325 B.C.
Etruskische Trinkschale
Etruskische Trinkschale
Kylix · 333-300 v. Chr.
Volute Krater for a Warrior
Volute Krater for a Warrior
2096 · Krater · ca. 320-310 BCE (Early Hellenistic)
Terracotta dish
Terracotta dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta dish
Terracotta dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Squat lekythos
Squat lekythos
Attributed to the APZ Painter · Lekythos · ca. 330–320 BCE
Terracotta plate
Terracotta plate
ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta dish
Terracotta dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Campanian Red-Figure Fish Plate
Campanian Red-Figure Fish Plate
De Bellis Painter · about 330 B.C.
Terracotta bail-amphora (jar)
Terracotta bail-amphora (jar)
Attributed to the Ixion Painter · Amphora · ca. 330–310 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Attributed to the Ixion Painter · Amphora · ca. 330–310 BCE
Terracotta dish
Terracotta dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta volute-krater (container for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta volute-krater (container for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Bolsena Group · Krater · ca. 330–290 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Kylix · ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta dish
Terracotta dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Plate
Apulian Red-Figure Plate
Stoke-on-Trent Painter · about 330–320 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Pyxis
Apulian Red-Figure Pyxis
Stoke-on-Trent Painter · Pyxis · 330–320 B.C.
Terracotta jug in the form of a bird
Terracotta jug in the form of a bird
ca. 330–300 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Epichysis
Apulian Red-Figure Epichysis
Menzies Group · about 330–320 B.C.
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta dish
Terracotta dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Attributed to the APZ Painter · Amphora · ca. 330–300 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Loutrophoros
Apulian Red-Figure Loutrophoros
Painter of Louvre MNB 1148 · Loutrophoros · about 330 B.C.
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
Lekythos · ca. 330–300 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos
Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos
Monopoli Group · Skyphos · about 330 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Lid
Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Lid
Stoke-on-Trent Painter · about 330 B.C.
Terracotta dish
Terracotta dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Red-Figure Bail Amphora (Storage Vessel): Draped Women
Red-Figure Bail Amphora (Storage Vessel): Draped Women
CA Painter, Walters Sub-group · Amphora · 330–320 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Oinochoe
Apulian Red-Figure Oinochoe
Menzies Group · Oinochoe · about 330–320 B.C.
Terracotta stemmed dish
Terracotta stemmed dish
ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)
Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Kylix · late 4th–3rd century BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
Baltimore Painter · Krater · about 330–320 B.C.
Campanian Red-Figure Neck Amphora
Campanian Red-Figure Neck Amphora
CA Painter, Orvieto Sub-Group · Amphora · about 330–320 B.C.
Terracotta guttus (flask with handle and vertical spout)
Terracotta guttus (flask with handle and vertical spout)
late 4th century BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Calyx Krater Fragment
Underworld Painter · Krater · about 330 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
Patera Painter · Krater · about 330 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Amphora
Apulian Red-Figure Amphora
Haifa Painter · Amphora · about 330–320 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater Fragment
Krater · about 330 B.C.
Terracotta lekanis (dish)
Terracotta lekanis (dish)
Attributed to the Menzies Group · ca. 330–320 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a draped woman
Terracotta statuette of a draped woman
late 4th century BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
Krater · ca. 330–310 BCE
Volute-krater fragment
Volute-krater fragment
Krater · ca. 330–310 BCE
Volute-krater fragments
Volute-krater fragments
Attributed to the Baltimore Painter · Krater · ca. 330–310 BCE
Apulian Red-Figure Kantharos
Apulian Red-Figure Kantharos
KANTHAROS GROUP · Kantharos · about 330–320 B.C.
Terracotta statuette of a satyr
Terracotta statuette of a satyr
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta pelike (jar)
Terracotta pelike (jar)
Close in style to the Underworld Painter · Pelike · ca. 330–310 BCE
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Attributed to the APZ Painter · Hydria · ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta bail-amphora (jar)
Terracotta bail-amphora (jar)
Attributed to the APZ Painter · Amphora · ca. 330–320 BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Attributed to the APZ Painter · Skyphos · ca. 330–300 BCE
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
Loutrophoros · late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
Loutrophoros · late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Pyxis · late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta patera (shallow bowl with handle)
Terracotta patera (shallow bowl with handle)
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top)
Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top)
late 4th century BCE
Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Kylix · late 4th–3rd century BCE
Gnathia Red-Figure Squat Lekythos
Gnathia Red-Figure Squat Lekythos
Lekythos · about 330 B.C.
Head of a comic figurine
Head of a comic figurine
late 4th–3rd century BCE
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