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Rotfigurige Vasen aus
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237:Works at the Getty Museum
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555:Painter of Munich 1410
400:Painter of Berlin 1686
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181:Arthur Dale Trendall
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1027:Penthesilea Painter
982:Kleophrades Painter
962:Ilioupersis Painter
390:Bellerophon Painter
1243:People from Apulia
1112:Underworld Painter
1057:Providence Painter
1047:Pistoxenos Painter
1032:Persephone Painter
952:Hasselmann Painter
937:Eucharides Painter
540:Lysippides Painter
505:Horse-bird Painter
500:Heidelberg Painter
475:Euphiletos Painter
425:Cerameicus Painter
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590:Northampton Group
585:Nikoxenos Painter
565:Naucratis Painter
520:Kassandra Painter
510:Hypobibazon Class
465:Edinburgh Painter
380:Antimenes Painter
370:Arkesilas Painter
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1067:Shuvalov Painter
1042:Pisticci Painter
1002:Meleager Painter
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857:Antiphon Painter
842:Altamura Painter
832:Achilles Painter
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685:Taleides Painter
450:Diosphos Painter
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440:Columbus Painter
360:Anagyrus Painter
322:Mesogeia Painter
317:Honolulu Painter
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720:Comast Group
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530:Lion Painter
480:Gela Painter
460:Duel Painter
410:Burgon Group
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972:Kerch style
862:Apollodoros
405:BMN Painter
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1190:Mannerists
1165:Euthymides
1160:Euphronios
1052:Polygnotos
824:Red-figure
733:KY Painter
728:KX Painter
470:Elbows Out
199:References
84:red-figure
1155:Epiktetos
1022:Pamphaios
560:N Painter
415:C Painter
286:Geometric
145:dionysiac
1175:Phintias
1137:YZ Group
1012:Onesimos
957:Hermonax
675:Sophilos
570:Nearchos
525:Kleitias
350:Affecter
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1082:Skythes
751:Exekias
743:Group E
365:Anakles
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79:was an
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40:Louvre
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535:Lydos
153:Attic
125:circa
110:Taras
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