Chares (vase painter)
Chares ( ancient Greek Χάρης ) was a Greek vase painter. He was in Corinth in the 2nd quarter of the 6th century BC. Active.
He is only known by his signature on a late Corinthian pyxis from an unknown site with depiction of horsemen in a silhouette-like manner from the Trojan legend, which is now in Paris, Louvre E 609 (CA 298).
literature
- Carl Robert : Chares 16 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Col. 2131.
- Doris Vollkommer-Glökler: Chares (I). In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , p. 133.
- Rudolf Wachter: Non-attic Greek vase inscriptions , Oxford 2001, pp. 70-71 COR No. 57 m.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chares |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Χάρης (ancient Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek vase painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC Chr. |