NIOBID PAINTER


Meaning of NIOBID PAINTER in English

flourished с 475–450 BC, Greece

Greek vase painter, named for a calyx krater showing the death of the children of Niobe .

Because the Niobid Painter made a deliberate effort to express space and depth by arranging figures on different levels, the vessel is thought to reflect the innovative technique of the now lost mural paintings of Polygnotus .

Apollo and Artemis killing the children of Niobe, red-figure calyx krater by the Niobid Painter, c. ...

Cliche Musees Nationaux, Paris

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