Nikoxenos Painter
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The Nikoxenos Painter was an Attic
vase painter who worked in both the black-figure and red-figure styles. He was active in the end of the sixth and the beginning of the fifth centuries BC. His real name is not known.
He was one of the few painters to work, apparently by his own choice, in both major styles. He painted black-figure amphora
e and pelikai
resembling the work of the Leagros Group
. His hydria
and kalpidai with continuous profile where already in the tradition of the new style. His black-figure work is considered better than his red-figure. The Eucharides Painter
was his pupil; according to some theories they were actually identical.
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 who worked in both the black-figure and red-figure styles. He was active in the end of the sixth and the beginning of the fifth centuries BC. His real name is not known.
He was one of the few painters to work, apparently by his own choice, in both major styles. He painted black-figure amphora
Amphora
An amphora is a type of vase-shaped, usually ceramic container with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body...
e and pelikai
Pelike
A pelike is a one-piece ceramic container similar to an amphora.It has two open handles that are vertical on their lateral aspects and even at the side with the edge of the belly, a narrow neck, a flanged mouth, and a sagging, almost spherical belly....
resembling the work of the Leagros Group
Leagros Group
The Leagros Group was a group of Attic black-figure vase painters active during the last two decades of the 6th century BC. The name given to the group by modern scholars is a conventional one, derived from a series of name vases....
. His hydria
Hydria
A hydria is a type of Greek pottery used for carrying water. The hydria has three handles. Two horizontal handles on either side of the body of the pot were used for lifting and carrying the pot. The third handle, a vertical one, located in the center of the other two handles, was used when...
and kalpidai with continuous profile where already in the tradition of the new style. His black-figure work is considered better than his red-figure. The Eucharides Painter
Eucharides Painter
"Eucharides Painter" is the common nickname of an ancient Greek artist who decorated but did not sign attic vases. Neither his real name, nor the dates of his birth and death are known. Presumably this artist was a pupil of the Nikoxenos painter....
was his pupil; according to some theories they were actually identical.