Reiter painter
As a rider painter (English Rider Painter ) is a laconic vase painter of the 6th century BC. Chr. Designated.
The rider painter got his emergency name after depicting a picture with a rider. He decorated various shapes, including Lebetes (dinoi), which were rare for Sparta , but above all bowls . The works were primarily made for export, not one of his works was found in Laconia. The workshop, which has not yet been located, was possibly in one of the Periök settlements . Since painter's manuscripts and peculiarities in the form often overlap, it is assumed that the Reiter painter and the other vase painters of Laconia were also the potters of their picture carriers . In addition to the Arkesilas painter , the Boread painter , the hunting painter and the Naukratis painter , the artist is considered to be one of the five most important vase painters in Laconia, although he is somewhat inferior to the others in terms of artistry. It mainly shows scenes from mythology , such as the dazzling of Polyphemus , Cadmos or Heracles. In addition, he shows images from everyday life such as comasts or the eponymous rider. The works are dated between 550 and 530 BC. Dated.
literature
- Conrad M. Stibbe : Laconic vase painters of the sixth century BC Chr. Amsterdam 1972, ISBN 0-7204-8020-5 .
- John Boardman : Early Greek Vase Painting. 11th to 6th Century BC. A Handbook , Thames and Hudson, London 1998, ISBN 0-500-20309-1 , p. 188.
- Thomas Mannack : Greek vase painting. An introduction . Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8062-1743-2 , p. 126.
- Conrad M. Stibbe: Laconic vase painters of the sixth century BC Chr. Supplement . Mainz 2004, ISBN 3-8053-3279-3 .
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SURNAME | Reiter painter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rider painter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | laconic vase painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |