Swing Painter
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The Swing Painter was an Attic
black-figure vase painter, active in the third quarter of the sixth century BC. His real name is now known.
His phase of activity was roughly concurrent with that of Group E. An unusually large number of vases is ascribed to him, probably partially due to the fact that his style is more distinctive than those of many of his contemporaries. His works are dated to the time between 540 and 520 BC. He is not considered an outstanding artist, but how work is often involuntarily amusing. Especially the oversized heads of his rather peacable figures with their clenched fists and striking noses seem rather comical to the modern eye. His style is cursatory and seems careless, according to John Boardman
. He used additional colours (beyond the standard black and red) to paint patterned clothing in a striking and original fashion.
The artist used a broad repertoire of mythological subjects, including some rarely depcited scenes. His depiction of Herakles and Busiris
is unique in that form. He also painted scenes from everyday life, such as men on stilts and domestic motifs, including the depiction of a swing on his name vase
. He also painted Panathenaic prize anmphorae.
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 the third quarter of the sixth century BC. His real name is now known.
His phase of activity was roughly concurrent with that of Group E. An unusually large number of vases is ascribed to him, probably partially due to the fact that his style is more distinctive than those of many of his contemporaries. His works are dated to the time between 540 and 520 BC. He is not considered an outstanding artist, but how work is often involuntarily amusing. Especially the oversized heads of his rather peacable figures with their clenched fists and striking noses seem rather comical to the modern eye. His style is cursatory and seems careless, according to John Boardman
John Boardman
Jack Melton Boardman, commonly known as John Boardman, is an American former professor of physics at Brooklyn College.- Academic career :...
. He used additional colours (beyond the standard black and red) to paint patterned clothing in a striking and original fashion.
The artist used a broad repertoire of mythological subjects, including some rarely depcited scenes. His depiction of Herakles and Busiris
Busiris
Busiris or Bousiris may mean several different things, including:-Places:*Busiris , a large ancient city of Egypt, capital of its nome*Busiris , an ancient city of Egypt, near the Egyptian Pyramids...
is unique in that form. He also painted scenes from everyday life, such as men on stilts and domestic motifs, including the depiction of a swing on 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...
. He also painted Panathenaic prize anmphorae.