Painter of the Mourners in the Vatican
The painter of the mourners in the Vatican (English "Painter of the Vatican Mourner") is an Attic vase painter of the black-figure style . He was in the middle of the 6th century BC. Active and is close to the E-Gruppe .
The painter of the mourners in the Vatican was given a makeshift name , as his real name has not been passed down. His name vase is in the Vatican Museums and shows a grieving woman standing in front of the naked corpse of a man bedded on straw. The interpretation is controversial: possibly Eos and Memnon , but Europe and Sarpedon or Oinone and Paris have also been suggested . John Boardman describes him as a thoughtful but sometimes imprecise artist.
literature
- John D. Beazley : Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters , Oxford 1956, p. 140
- John Boardman : Black-Figure Vases from Athens. A handbook (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 1). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1977, ISBN 3-8053-0233-9 , p. 70.
Remarks
- ↑ Inventory number Vatican 16589 (Albizzati 350)
- ^ John Boardman: Black-Figure Vases from Athens. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1977, p. 70.
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| SURNAME | Painter of the Mourners in the Vatican |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Painter of the Vatican Mourner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Attic vase painter of the black-figure style |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |