Cerameicus Painter
Ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter of black-figure style
About Cerameicus Painter
Lived 700 BC – 600 BC. Cerameicus Painter was a Greek black-figure vase painter and attic vase-painter.
The Cerameicus Painter (also Kerameikos Painter) was one of the first Attic black-figure vase painters. He was active around 600 BC.
The Cerameicus Painter can be placed stylistically between the Nessos Painter and the Gorgon Painter; he is probably chronologically closer to the latter. He was less productive than the Gorgon Painter and painted in a simple yet fluid style. His name is based on his name vase, found in the Kerameikos of Athens. That vase is an '’olpe’’ and can be considered exemplary of the vase painting of its time. The vase is subdivided into several zones of animal friezes. In the upper area, a single mythological figure is flanked by two lions, the latter a popular motif at the time.
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Who was Cerameicus Painter?
ancient Attic-Greek black-figure vase-painter of black-figure style
When was Cerameicus Painter born?
Cerameicus Painter was born in 700 BC.
When did Cerameicus Painter die?
Cerameicus Painter died in 600 BC.
What was Cerameicus Painter's occupation?
Cerameicus Painter was a black-figure vase painter and attic vase-painter.
What nationality was Cerameicus Painter?
Cerameicus Painter was Greek.
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