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Berlin Painter

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satyr stands in front of him facing right, his head turned to the left. He is holding a barbiton (lyre) in one arm, his fingers splayed across the strings. In his other hand, held out behind him, he holds the end of a string attached to the lyre. He has a long beard and wears a wreath, and his right leg is shown in three-quarters view. A fawn stands between the two figures, its head gracefully turned up. The figures are carefully superimposed on one another, forming a unified contour isolated against the black background of the vase.
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Side B: Satyr. A satyr stands to the right, holding a large kantharos and a lyre. The kantharos is raised to his lips, while he holds the lyre at his side, his fingers touching the stings. His long hair is tied at his neck and he wears a wreath. Above the scene is a carefully drawn band of ivy leaves
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On his other vases, painted red figures are usually isolated or paired without framing devices against a glossy black ground. So integral to the forms of their superbly-made bodies; it is thought the wares themselves were also produced in his shop. The tall figures often start near the middle of the
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Side A: satyr and Hermes. Hermes strides to the right swinging his arms. He holds a large kantharos and a kerykeion (herald's wand) in his forward hand, and a small oinochoe in his hand which he swings behind him. He is dressed in a short tunic and chlamys, and wears a winged cap and winged boots. A
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The Berlin Painter used dilute glaze to add red tones onto his vases. This is clear on the fawn's coat in his namepiece. He is also known for his careful key patterns, which border the bottom of his single figures, and are unique to the Berlin painter and his students. The pattern features
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of the early 5th century BC. There are no painter signatures on any of the Berlin Painter's attributed works. From the surviving vases, it is safe to assume that he was a major painter, there are over 400 vases and fragments attributed to him.
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vase and continue over the shoulder, stopping at the neck. He pays close attention to the drapery of their clothing, and their facial features. Most notable is the eye, which is typically open, long, and with the pupil towards the inner eye.
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The Panathenaic amphora featured a depiction of the event for which it was the prize, and on the opposite side Athena. The Athena on his Panathenaic amphora was always depicted with a gorgoneion on her
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His two most popular characters from mythology are Athena and Apollo. Fawns and Greek animals are also popular themes in his work, which varied from mythological themes to athletes.
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The majority of his works have been found across Italy. This may suggest that they were created for export to the Italian market. Many of his valued works were preserved as élite
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and grape bunches; below, forming a groundline but not extending all the way around the vase, is a running spiral, a rare pattern ornament in Attic Red Figure vase paintings.
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vases. Although it appears that the Panathenaic shape is his favorite, the Berlin Painter utilized a variety of different shapes. He painted a number of
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style of Attic red-figure pottery. Over a long career he trained many younger vase-painters, including, probably, the
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Dionysos holding a kantharos (drinking cup). Side A from an Attic red-figure amphora, c. 490–480 BCE. Found in
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Moore, Mary B. (1 January 2006). "Satyrs by the Berlin Painter and a new interpretation of his namepiece".
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The Berlin Painter and his World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C.
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Present and former whereabouts of the vases attributed to the Berlin Painter.
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Perseus Project: "Thirty-three Vases whose Painter is 'Berlin Painter'"
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Understanding Greek Vases: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques
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player and singer attributed to the Berlin Painter and held at the
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vase-painter who is widely regarded as among the most talented
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Altes Museum, Berlin: Amphora attributed to the Berlin Painter
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Grossman, Betty (1960). "Greek Vase by the Berlin Painter".
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The Berlin Painter was named by British art historian Sir
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painting. The Berlin Painter began working in the Late
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The Berlin Painter along with his apparent rival the
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Andrew J. Clark, Maya Elston, and Mary Louise Hart.
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Index


Neck amphora
hoplitodromos
conventional name
Attic
Greek
vase painters
Kleophrades Painter
Pioneer Group
red-figure
Archaic
Classic
Achilles Painter
grave goods
Magna Graecia
Etruria
Vulci
Nola
Locri

John Beazley
amphora
Antikensammlung Berlin
name vase

Vulci
amphora
Panathenaic amphora
black-figure
Nolan amphora

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