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)
BRUSSELS R 380, GROUP OF
· Oinochoe
· -450 to -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BRUSSELS R 380, GROUP OF
· Oinochoe
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LOUVRE G 231, P OF
· Pelike
· -500 to -450
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LOUVRE CP 11202, P OF
· Oinochoe
· -450 to -400
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LOUVRE CP 11202, P OF
· Oinochoe
· -450 to -400
LEBES (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MEIDIAS P
· -450 to -400
LEBES (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MEIDIAS P
· -450 to -400
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PERSEUS P
· Hydria
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VIENNA 888, GROUP OF
· Pelike
· -425 to -375
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
LONDON 95, P OF
· Amphora
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VIENNA 888, GROUP OF
· Pelike
· -425 to -375
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED by BEAZLEY
· Krater
· -475 to -425
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
HARROW P
· Amphora
· -475 to -425
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· Krater
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 2053, P OF
· Pelike
· -425 to -375
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· Krater
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 2053, P OF
· Pelike
· -425 to -375
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -425 to -375
PYXIS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
GAURION
· Pyxis
· -425 to -375
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· Pelike
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· Pelike
· -500 to -450
PYXIS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ATHENS 1585, P OF
· Pyxis
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PALERMO 16, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· Pelike
· -500 to -450
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 94, GROUP OF by BEAZLEY
· Kantharos
· -425 to -375
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· Hydria
· -500 to -450
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 94, GROUP OF by BEAZLEY
· Kantharos
· -425 to -375
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 94, GROUP OF by BEAZLEY
· Kantharos
· -425 to -375
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 94, GROUP OF by BEAZLEY
· Kantharos
· -425 to -375
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· Hydria
· -500 to -450
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· -500 to -450
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 94, GROUP OF by BEAZLEY
· Kantharos
· -425 to -375
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 94, GROUP OF by BEAZLEY
· Kantharos
· -425 to -375
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
EARLY MANNERIST, UNDETERMINED
· -500 to -450
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Krater
· -475 to -425
KRATER, CALYX (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Krater
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
BONN 94, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VIENNA 943, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Krater
· -475 to -425
KRATER, CALYX, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Krater
· -475 to -425
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN)
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· Alabastron
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
VIENNA 943, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PARIS GIGANTOMACHY, P OF THE
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Krater
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
KRATER, BELL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Krater
· -475 to -425
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
PENTHESILEA P
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
STAMNOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Stamnos
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
CARLSRUHE 280, GROUP OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Pelike
· -475 to -425
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Amphora
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MAYENCE SPHINX, P OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MAYENCE SPHINX, P OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
ALTAMURA P
· Hydria
· -475 to -425
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MAYENCE SPHINX, P OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
LEKYTHOS, SQUAT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
MAYENCE SPHINX, P OF
· Lekythos
· -425 to -375
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)