Louvre painter G36

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Painter of Louvre G 36 is the emergency name of a Greek vase painter who lived towards the end of the 6th century BC. Was active in Athens .

Shell in the British Museum

The painter from Louvre G 36 , who was active around the same time as the so-called “ pioneer group ” of the red-figure style , was one of the earliest red-figure bowl painters . Like other bowl painters of this time, the painter from Louvre G 36 tested the possibilities of the new technology due to the comparatively smaller work surface - the inside and the two outer sides of the bowls - not yet to the same depth as the representatives of the pioneer group on larger vases did, but the bowl painters also contributed to the success of the new style.

In addition to two bowls from the Campana collection , the Louvre owns four bowls signed by the potter Kachrylion . These have the inventory numbers G 35 to G 38. G 35 was painted by the Hermaios painter and has no major similarities with the three other bowls when painted. The other three shells are quite similar. The middle bowl is qualitatively better than the other two. It was assigned to the Thalia Painter by John D. Beazley . With the other two bowls, Beazley recognized a common painter's hand. After one of the two bowls with the inventory number G 36, the vase painter is now referred to by his emergency name.

Among the tens of thousands of red-figure Attic vases and vase fragments that have survived, Beazley found four more bowls, or in three cases fragments of bowls, which are very reminiscent of the two works by the painter from Louvre G 36 , but are probably not in his hand. Yet he did not want to see a group in these six vases . Almost all bowls and fragments show athletes, whereby these can be shown on the outside as well as in the tondo (inside). In addition, comasts are shown several times , mythological images are the exception.

List of works

The first two bowls were assigned to the painter of Louvre G 36 , the four others to the stylistic proximity ( not far from the Painter of Louvre G 36 ), all attributions by John D. Beazley:

  1. Bowl standard shape B; Louvre , Paris , inventory number G 36; Motif outside A: athlete at the sink, motif outside B: victorious athlete, motif inside: ball player
  2. Bowl standard shape B; Louvre, Paris, inventory number G 38; Motif outside A: music performance - musicians on a pedestal, spectators next to them, motif outside B: like A, only the musician is probably a singer here, motif inside: athlete stroking his arm
  3. Shell fragment of a shell with a lip; Cabinet des Médailles , Paris, inventory number 519; Motif outside A: athlete on the right, flute player on the left
  4. Shell Fragments, Using Intentional Red ; Agora Museum , Athens , inventory number P 1265; found on the agora of Athens ; Motif outside A: athletes, possibly boxers
  5. Bowl; British Museum , London , inventory number E 36; found in Vulci ; Motif outside A: motifs from the deeds of Theseus - Procrustes , Kerkyon , Minotauros , motif outside B: further motifs from the deeds of Theseus - marathon bull , wild boar Phaia , motif inside: Komast
  6. Shell fragment; National Archaeological Museum , Athens , inventory number Acr. 2,194 (= 115; = 115); found on the Acropolis of Athens ; Motif inside: Hermes

literature

  • John D. Beazley : Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², pp. 114-115.

Web links

Commons : Painter of Louvre G 36  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ * John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 114.1.
  2. ^ * John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 114.2.
    • Hubert Giroux: Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum France 28, Louvre 19 (1977), pp. 29-30, plates. (1255, 1256) 50.5, 51.1-4, digitized .
    • Entry on the Beazley Archive website.
  3. ^ * John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 115.1.
    • Entry on the Beazley Archive website.
  4. ^ * John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 115.2.
    • Entry on the Beazley Archive website.
  5. ^ * John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 115.3.
    • Entry on the Beazley Archive website.
  6. ^ * John D. Beazley: Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters. Oxford 1963², p. 115.4.
    • Entry on the Beazley Archive website.
personal data
SURNAME Louvre painter G36
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Painter of the Vatican Horseman (English); Painter of the rider from the Vatican
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.