Euphronios. Euphronios was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter, active in Athens in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. As part of the so-called Pioneer Group, Euphronios was one of the most important artists of the red-figure technique.
His works place him at the transition from Late Archaic to Early Classical art, and he is one of the first known artists in history to have signed his work. In contrast to other artists, such as sculptors, no Ancient Greek literature sources refer specifically to vase painters.
The copious literary tradition on the arts hardly mention pottery. Thus reconstruction of Euphronios's life and artistic development, like that of all Greek vase painters, can only be derived from his works.
Modern scientific study of Greek pottery began near the end of the 18th century. Initially, interest focused on iconography.
The discovery of the first signature of Euphronios in 1838 revealed that individual painters could be identified and named, so that their works might be ascribed to them. This led to an intensive study of painters' signatures, and by the late 19th century, scholars began to compile stylistic compendia. The archaeologist John D. Beazley used these compendia as a starting point for his own work. He systematically described and catalogued thousands of Attic black-figure and red-figure vases and sherds, using the methods of the art historian Giovanni
His works place him at the transition from Late Archaic to Early Classical art, and he is one of the first known artists in history to have signed his work. In contrast to other artists, such as sculptors, no Ancient Greek literature sources refer specifically to vase painters.
The copious literary tradition on the arts hardly mention pottery. Thus reconstruction of Euphronios's life and artistic development, like that of all Greek vase painters, can only be derived from his works.
Modern scientific study of Greek pottery began near the end of the 18th century. Initially, interest focused on iconography.
The discovery of the first signature of Euphronios in 1838 revealed that individual painters could be identified and named, so that their works might be ascribed to them. This led to an intensive study of painters' signatures, and by the late 19th century, scholars began to compile stylistic compendia. The archaeologist John D. Beazley used these compendia as a starting point for his own work. He systematically described and catalogued thousands of Attic black-figure and red-figure vases and sherds, using the methods of the art historian Giovanni
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