Kleitias
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Kleitias was an ancient Athenian vase painter of the black figure style who flourished c. 570–560 BCE. Kleitias' most celebrated work today is the François Vase
(c. 570 BCE), which bears over two hundred figures in its six friezes. Painted inscriptions on four pots and one ceramic stand name Kleitias as their painter and Ergotimos
as their potter, showing the craftsmen's close collaboration. A variety of other fragments have been attributed to him on a stylistic basis.
François Vase
The François Vase, a milestone in the development of Greek pottery, is a large volute krater decorated in the black-figure style which stands at 66cm in height. Dated at circa 570/560 BCE it was found in 1844 in an Etruscan tomb in the necropolis of Fonte Rotella near Chiusi and named after its...
(c. 570 BCE), which bears over two hundred figures in its six friezes. Painted inscriptions on four pots and one ceramic stand name Kleitias as their painter and Ergotimos
Ergotimos
Ergotimos was a Greek potter, active in Athens, circa’’ 570-560 BC. His son Eucharios was also a potter, as was a grandson whose name is not known.The following works signed by him are known:* Berlin, Antikensammlung 3151: footless cup...
as their potter, showing the craftsmen's close collaboration. A variety of other fragments have been attributed to him on a stylistic basis.
Signed works
- Berlin, Antikensammlung V. I. 4604: Gordion cupGordion CupGordion cups are the earliest form of Attic Little-Master cups.The Gordion cups do not only comprise the earliest, but also the smallest examples of Little-master cups. The cup lip is covered in black slip and clearly distinguished from the rest of the vessel. The handle zone is decorated with a...
from Gordion - Florence, Museo Archeologico 4209 ("François vaseFrançois VaseThe François Vase, a milestone in the development of Greek pottery, is a large volute krater decorated in the black-figure style which stands at 66cm in height. Dated at circa 570/560 BCE it was found in 1844 in an Etruscan tomb in the necropolis of Fonte Rotella near Chiusi and named after its...
" also known as "Klitias krater"): Volute krater - London, British Museum 1948.8-15.1 u. 2; 88.6-1.215, 424, 427 + Cambridge N 206: Fragments of a cup from Naukratis
- London, British Museum 88.6-1.237, 324, 426; 1948.8-15.3 u. 4: Fragments of a cup from Naukratis
- New York, Metropolitan Museum 31.11.4: Stand from [Vari]]