Attic Red Figure Vases
Attic red figure nolan amphora by hermonax.
Attic red figure vases. Only few centres of pottery production could compete with athens in terms of innovation quality and production capacity. Figures could be articulated with glaze lines or dilute washes of glaze applied with a brush. The style is characterized by drawn red figures and a painted black background. The 13 digit and 10 digit formats both work.
Red figure pottery is a style of greek vase painting that was invented in athens around 530 bce. For a long time they dominated the market for fine ceramics. Attic red figure vase painters 2nd edition by j. This bar code number lets you verify that you re getting exactly the right version or edition of a book.
Red figure pottery grew in popularity and by the early 5th century bce it had all but replaced black figure pottery as the predominant pottery type in athens. In contrast the decorative motifs on red figure vases remained the color of the clay. The last recorded examples of attic red figure pottery are from about 320 bce. Attic red figure column krater by myson.
Attic red figure vases were exported throughout greece and beyond. 520 450 bce. During the spring semester 2011 three students ross brendle laura garofolo and jessica lamont in the interdisciplinary phd program in classical art and archaeology participated in a seminar focusing on the collection s world famous collection of athenian red figure vases of the period ca. Of the red figure vases produced in athens alone more than 40 000 specimens and fragments.
The red figure technique was invented around 530 b c quite possibly by the potter andokides and his workshop. Attic red figure column krater by the nausicaa painter.