Epidromos painter

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Sacrifice of a young boar at the altar, inscription: ΕΠΙΔΡΟΜΟΣ ΚΑΛΟΣ , Epidromos kalos , Epidromos is beautiful ; Louvre

The Epidromos Painter was a Greek vase painter who worked towards the end of the 6th century BC. Chr. In Athens worked.

The Epidromos Painter was one of the relatively early red-figure bowl painters . His creative period is around the last decade of the 6th century BC. BC. He is considered a secondary vase painter. Its name has not been passed down, which is why John D. Beazley , who recognized and defined his artistic handwriting within the large body of ancient painted ceramics, has made it distinguishable with an emergency name . He received this after his preference for the favorite name Epidromos, which was used several times on his vases . His figures have quite distinctive features. The faces in particular are quite striking, such as the small, deep-set eyes and the long nose lines. In addition, some of his male figures have striking beards.

Dyfri Williams considers an identification with Apollodorus , whose works can easily be added later, but who has similar characteristics in his figures, to be necessary. It would then be the early work of Apollodorus. Even John Boardman keeps this identification for at least possible. The curators of the J. Paul Getty Museum also plead for an identity of the two painter personalities based on a bowl in their collection that bears the artistic signature of Apollodorus, but also the favorite inscription Epidromos . If this identification is not correct, there remains a strong similarity with the works of Apollodorus as well as with those of the Elpinikos Painter and the Cleomelos Painter , which Williams would also like to identify with Apollodorus.

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Web links

Commons : Epidromos Painter  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
  • Entry in the Union List of Artist Names Online (English)

Remarks

  1. ↑ inventory number G 112; John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², 117.7, 1627, 1577; Entry on the Beazley Archive website and on the Louvre website (French)
  2. ^ Apollodoros (Greek (Attic), active about 500 BC) (Getty Museum). Retrieved April 12, 2020 (English).


personal data
SURNAME Epidromos painter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Epidromosmaler
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek vase painter of the red-figure style
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.