Painter of the Acropolis Plates

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Painters Acropolis plate ( English Painter of the Acropolis Plates ) one was Greek vase painter , the late sixth or early in the fifth century BC. Chr. In Athens worked.

The painter of the Acropolis plates was one of the early vase painters of the red-figure style of Greek vase painting . His style was recognized among the tens of thousands of surviving vases and fragments by John D. Beazley , who also gave it the emergency name . He belonged to the generation of vase painters who developed the new style further after the development of the new style, but with other bowl painters he stood a little apart from the pioneering group that defined the style, especially on large vessels. The painter of the Acropolis plates painted the comparatively seldom painted vase shape of the plates, which at that time were mainly created as votive offerings to the gods. It is therefore not surprising that all three pieces ascribed to him were found on the Acropolis of Athens and are now kept in the Acropolis Museum.

Beazley did not appreciate the drawing abilities of the painter of the Acropolis plates very highly and led him as part of the weaker late Archaic red-figure vase painters as a member of the second group of the Coarser Wings .

List of works

  • Plate fragment; Acropolis Museum, Athens , inventory number 22; found on the Athenian Acropolis; Motif inside: a naked young long jumper and a male, clothed flute player
  • Plate fragment; Acropolis Museum, Athens, inventory number 4; found on the Athenian Acropolis; Motif inside: naked young long jumper
  • Plate fragment; Acropolis Museum, Athens, inventory number 18; found on the Athenian Acropolis; Motif inside: feet of a male clothed person and a drinking bowl or chalice

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 138.1; Entry on the Beazley Archive website
  2. ↑ John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 138.2; Entry on the Beazley Archive website
  3. ↑ John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 138.3; Entry on the Beazley Archive website
personal data
SURNAME Acropolis plate, painter of
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.