Phrynos Painter
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The Phrynos Painter was an Attic
black-figure vase painter, active in Athens
between circa 560 and 545 BC.
Since his real name is unknown, he was allocated the conventional name Phrynos Painter after the potter Phrynos, as he had painted three cups signed by the latter:
Especially the London cup is considered a masterpiece of the black-figure style. The Phrynos Painter belongs to the so-called Little masters
; his paintings are very fine in detail and lively in style. Although a number of vases can be ascribed to him, his style is not yet fully understood.
He also painted five small neck amphorae of the Botkin Class:
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...
black-figure vase painter, active in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
between circa 560 and 545 BC.
Since his real name is unknown, he was allocated the conventional name Phrynos Painter after the potter Phrynos, as he had painted three cups signed by the latter:
- Boston, Museum of Fine ArtsMuseum of Fine ArtsThe Museum of Fine Arts may refer to:* Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States** Museum of Fine Arts , which is near the museum* Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, United States...
03.855 - London, British MuseumBritish MuseumThe British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
1867.5-8.962 (B 424) - Torgiano, Wine MuseumMuseo del vino (Torgiano)The Wine Museum of Torgiano is a private museum, specialized and completely dedicated to the culture of wine.Located in an area of wine production, the museum was founded by the wine producers Giorgio Lungarotti and his wife Maria Grazia Marchetti in 1974 and is run, together with the Olive and...
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Especially the London cup is considered a masterpiece of the black-figure style. The Phrynos Painter belongs to the so-called Little masters
Little Masters (Greek vase painting)
The Little masters were a group of potters and vase painters in the Attic black-figure style of the sixth century BC, active in Athens.They mainly produced Little-master cups, but were not entirely limited to such shapes.The group...
; his paintings are very fine in detail and lively in style. Although a number of vases can be ascribed to him, his style is not yet fully understood.
Further works (some disputed)
- Amsterdam, Allard Pierson MuseumAllard Pierson MuseumThe Allard Pierson Museum is the archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam. It is situated at the Oude Turfmarkt 127 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands...
8192: Band cupBand cupBand cups are a form of ancient Greek Attic Little-master cups.The lip of a band cup is black and slightly concave. At the joint between vase body and foot, there is often a red ring. The external figural decaration is in the area of the handles, often framed by palmettes. Internal images and... - London, British Museum 1909.2-16.2: Fragment of a Little-master cup
- London, British Museum 1948.8-15.13: Fragment of a Little-master cup
- Los Angeles, Oldknow collection: Lip cupLip CupLip cups are a type of ancient Greek Attic Little-master cups.Lip cups were produced since the middle of the sixth centre BC in Athens. They resemble Gordion cups, but their lip or rim was more clearly distinguished from the rest of the body. They had high feet on broad bases...
- Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia 50586: Merrythought cupMerrythought CupThe term Merrythought Cup is used by scholars to describe a specific type of Attic kylix.The Merrythought cup probably developed as a refined form of a rural cup type normally made of wood. The shape features several peculiarities. It is the first Attic cup shape that lacks a distinctive break...
- Vatican, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco 16596 (Albizzati 317): Lip cup http://mv.vatican.va/6_DE/pages/x-Schede/MGEs/MGEs_Sala17_04_044.html
- Würzburg, Martin-von-Wagner-Museum L 241: Belly amphora Type B
He also painted five small neck amphorae of the Botkin Class:
- Boston, Museum of Fine Arts 98.923
- Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts A 714
- St. Petersburg, Hermitage MuseumHermitage MuseumThe State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
4464 (formerly Botkin Collection 1059) - Milan 4636
- New York, Metropolitan Museum 64.11.13