Lion Painter (Black-Figure Vase Painter)

Fragment of a vase (630/20 BC) depicting a lion; Metropolitan Museum of Art (11/38/10)

The lion painter was one of the earliest Attic black-figure vase painters. It was between 630 and 600 BC. Active.

The lion painter was a contemporary of the Nessos painter , whose importance he could not reach despite his artistic class. All of the vases attributed to him depict lions. Only a few, but high-quality fragments of his work have survived. The bald lion on his name vase makes a worried impression.

Attributed works

Athens, National Archaeological Museum : Halsamphora 16392, 16393 and 16394
Athens, Vlasto collection: fragment of a neck amphora
New York, Metropolitan Museum : fragment 11/38/10

literature

John D. Beazley : Attic Black-figure Vase-painters . Oxford 1956, p. 2.
John Boardman : Black-Figure Vases from Athens. A handbook (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 1). 4th edition. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1994, ISBN 3-8053-0233-9 , p. 18.

Web links

Commons : Lion Painter - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

personal data
SURNAME	Lion painter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek vase painter
DATE OF BIRTH	7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	uncertain: after 600 BC Chr.