Duris
Signature of Duris, bowl, Paris, Louvre Inv. G 115
Duris (Δούρις, Douris) was a Greek vase painter of the red-figure style , the v from the late 6th century. Until about the middle of the 5th century BC. Was active in Athens .
Duris was one of the most important artists of red-figure vase painting in the pre-classical period . The pottery made by the potter Python was almost exclusively painted by Duris. His works mostly show battle scenes and symposia .
Famous works
- Shell, London, British Museum E 48: Exterior: Acts of Theseus
- Bowl, Munich, Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2646: Interior: revelers and flute players as the interior of a drinking bowl
- Shell, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum IV 3695: Exterior: Young warriors put on their armor.
literature
- John D. Beazley : Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters , 2nd. ed. Oxford 1963, pp. 425-453.
- Diana Buitron-Oliver : Douris. A master-painter of Athenian red-figure vases . Mainz 1995. ( Research on ancient ceramics, Series II: Kerameus. Volume 9) ISBN 3-8053-1357-8
- Diana Buitron-Oliver: Duris . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , pp. 194-199.
- Carl Robert : Duris 4 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 2, Stuttgart 1905, Col. 1856-1859.
Web links
Commons : Douris - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Duris in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Δούρις (Greek); Douris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek vase painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century BC Chr. |