Kassandra Painter
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The Kassandra Painter was an Attic
vase painter in the black-figure style.
A contemporary of the Heidelberg Painter
, he decorated Siana cup
s with tall feet and rims. The vessels painted by him are of medium size. He is considered one of the first producers of Little-master cups. His conventional name is derived from a depiction of Kassandra
on one of his cups.
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
vase painter in the black-figure style.
A contemporary of the Heidelberg Painter
Heidelberg Painter
The Heidelberg Painter was an Attic vase painter of the black-figure style, active between about 575 and 555 BC. He is considered one of the most important painter of Siana cups....
, he decorated Siana cup
Siana Cup
The term Siana cups describes a type of Attic cups decorated in the black-figure technique. They are named after one of their find locations, the necropolis of the ancient city of Siana on Rhodes. During the second quarter of the 6th century BC, Siana cups were the predominant cup shape in Athens...
s with tall feet and rims. The vessels painted by him are of medium size. He is considered one of the first producers of Little-master cups. His conventional name is derived from a depiction of Kassandra
Kassandra
Kassandra can refer to:*Cassandra, in Greek mythology*114 Kassandra, an asteroid*Cassandra , a book written by the East German author Christa Wolf *Cassandreia, an ancient city and adjoining isthmus in Chalcidice, Greece...
on one of his cups.