What is Kleophrades Painter?
[[File:Panathenaic amphora Getty Villa 77.AE.9.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Athena]] on an amphora]] The '''Kleophrades Painter''' was a [[red-figure]] [[Athens|Athenian]] vase painter. His real name is unknown. His name is taken from a potter's signature on a vase. He was active from about 510{{ndash}}470 BC. His work is considered some of the finest of the red figure style. He was probably the pupil of Euthymides, one of the red-figure Pioneers. His work is identified by its stylistic traits. He was very productive. More than 100 vases of his work have survived. He worked in both black- and red- figure styles and techniques. He was conservative, often using old-fashioned techniques. His subjects were traditional but with a emphasis on the [[Trojan War]]. He preferred painting large vessels such as [[amphora|amphores]]. == Related pages == * [[Kottabos (Kleophrades Painter)]] == References == * {{citation |url=http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=305&page=1 |title=Kleophrades Painter |publisher=The J. Paul Getty Museum |accessdate=July 23, 2012}} == Other websites == * {{Commonscat-inline|Kleophrades Painter}} {{Ancient Greece: Arts and Culture}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Ancient Greek painters]] [[Category:6th-century BC births]] [[Category:5th-century BC deaths]] [[Category:5th century BC in art]] [[Category:6th century BC in art]] {{bio-stub}}