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 (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PENTHESILEA P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
NIKON P
· Amphora
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
PYXIS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Pyxis
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Akin to ORVIETO 191A, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ORVIETO 191A, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ASHBY P
· Kylix
· -500 to -450
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Imitation of LONDON E 777, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, STEMLESS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON E 777, P OF
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
KRATER, VOLUTE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Krater
· -475 to -425
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Krater
· -475 to -425
KRATER, BELL (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Krater
· -475 to -425
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Krater
· -475 to -425
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Krater
· -475 to -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Amphora
· -475 to -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Polygnotos
· Amphora
· -475 to -425
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)