ACHILLES PAINTER


Meaning of ACHILLES PAINTER in English

flourished 5th century BC

Greek vase painter, named for an amphora decorated with a painting of Achilles and Briseis attributed to him.

He was active in Athens in the time of Pericles and was a contemporary of Phidias . His Achilles vase (с 450 BC) is among the finest surviving examples of red-figure pottery from the Classical period. He is also known for his lekythoi (funerary vases with coloured figures on a white background), which are regarded as the most reliable documentation of monumental Greek paintings. Over 200 extant vase paintings are attributed to him.

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