Castellani Painter
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The Castellani Painter was an Attic
vase painter of the black-figure style. He was active in the second quarter of the sixth century BC.
The Castellani Painter is especially well known for his drawings on Thyrrhenian Amphorae, of which he is considered the most significant painter. His work is distinguished by the use of a vegetal frieze above to animal friezes, as well as by his humourous depicitions of large-headed humans and mythical creatures. His conventional name is derived from his name vase
, once held in the Castellani Collection.
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 of the black-figure style. He was active in the second quarter of the sixth century BC.
The Castellani Painter is especially well known for his drawings on Thyrrhenian Amphorae, of which he is considered the most significant painter. His work is distinguished by the use of a vegetal frieze above to animal friezes, as well as by his humourous depicitions of large-headed humans and mythical creatures. His conventional name is derived from his name vase
Name vase
In classical archaeology, a name vase is a specific "vase" whose painter's name is unknown but whose workshop style has been identified. The painter is conventionally named after the selected "name vase" that embodies his characteristic style, or for one of its distinctive painted subjects, or for...
, once held in the Castellani Collection.