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, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MELEAGER P
· Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CODRUS P by LEZZI-HAFTER
· Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 106, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
NEW YORK CENTAUROMACHY, P OF
· Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PENTHESILEA P
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP B, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
by UNKNOWN
· Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
GROUP YZ (III) UNASSIGNED
· Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VIENNA 155, P OF
· Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MELEAGER P
· Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Q P
· Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Q P
· Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -400 to -300
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MELEAGER P
· Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ERETRIA P
· Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MEIDIAS P by SHEFTON
· Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ARISTOPHANES
· Kylix
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MITHRIDATES P
· Kylix
· -450 to -400
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -450 to -400
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)