Red Figure Vases
Red figure vases represent a technical revolution in vase painting in which the background is colored, the figure left the plain red, and details added by brush.
Red Figure and Bi-Lingual
Near the end of the sixth century B.C., a revolution took place in vase painting techniques. Instead of painting the figures black, the new vase painters left the figures red and painted the background around them
Near the end of the sixth century B.C., a revolution took place in vase painting techniques. Instead of painting the figures black, the new vase painters left the figures red and painted the background around them
Red Figure and Bi-Lingual
Glossary entry on the red figure pottery technique.
Glossary entry on the red figure pottery technique.
Achilles Painter
Perseus Project page on the Achilles Painter who gained his name for the labeled painting of Achilles on a red figure belly amphora.
Perseus Project page on the Achilles Painter who gained his name for the labeled painting of Achilles on a red figure belly amphora.
Red Figure Vases Firing
Photo of what the vase would look like during the second, closed lid stage of firing.
Photo of what the vase would look like during the second, closed lid stage of firing.