The Heidelberg Painter (conventional name) was an
Attic vase painter of the
black-figure style
Black-figure pottery painting, also known as the black-figure style or black-figure ceramic ( grc, , }), is one of the styles of Ancient Greek vase painting, painting on pottery of ancient Greece, antique Greek vases. It was especially common bet ...
, active between about 575 and 555 BC. He is considered one of the most important painters of
Siana cups.
Along with the
C Painter
The C Painter was one of the most important Attica, Attic black-figure vase painting, black-figure vase painters. His works date to ''circa'' 575–550 BC.
His conventional name was allocated by the archaeologist John Beazley. The C stands for "Cor ...
, he is considered the main representative of his style. Generally, the Heidelberg Painter is regarded as the more accomplished artist of the two, although his work did not reach the same breadth of scope. In contrast to many of his contemporaries, he placed special emphasis on the depiction of human figures, at which he was very adept. His figures are very detailed, but often drawn rather sloppily. His early works resemble those of the
Comast Group, the later ones those of the
Amasis Painter
The Amasis Painter (active around 550–510 BC in Athens) was an ancient Greek vase painter who worked in the black-figure technique. He owes his name to the signature of the potter Amasis ("Amasis made me"), who signed twelve works painted by t ...
.
Bibliography
*
John Boardman: ''Schwarzfigurige Vasen aus Athen. Ein Handbuch'', von Zabern, 4. edn, Mainz 1994 (Kulturgeschichte der Antiken Welt,Vol 1)
* Herman A. G. Brijder: ''Siana cups. Vol. 2: The Heidelberg painter'', Amsterdam 1991
Ancient Greek vase painters
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