Amycus Painter
Ancient Lucanean-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
About Amycus Painter
Born 450 BC. Amycus Painter was a lucanian vase-painter and red-figure vase painter.
The Amykos Painter (active around 430–400 BC in Lucania) was the name given to a South Italian vase painter who worked in the ancient Greek red-figure pottery technique. His exact date of birth and death are unknown.
As with any of the artisans working during the (late) fifth century BC, very little is understood about the Amykos Painter's life. It is generally agreed by scholars that the Amykos Painter learned his trade in Athens. He owes his name to a depiction on a Lucanian hydria depicting Amykos, who was the featured subject in one of his surviving works which currently resides at the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris. Among countless other vases, there is also a red-figure bell-krater depicting Silenus and two maenads which has been attributed to him.
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Who was Amycus Painter?
Ancient Lucanean-Greek vase-painter of the red-figure style
When was Amycus Painter born?
Amycus Painter was born in 450 BC.
What was Amycus Painter's occupation?
Amycus Painter was a lucanian vase-painter and red-figure vase painter.
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