Kleitias
Ancient Greek vase painter
About Kleitias
Lived 615 BC – 600 BC. Kleitias was a Greek black-figure vase painter, vase painter and attic vase-painter.
Kleitias (Greek: Κλειτίας, sometimes rendered as Klitias ) was an ancient Athenian vase painter of the black-figure style who flourished BCE. Kleitias' most celebrated work today is the François Vase , which bears over two hundred figures in its six friezes. Painted inscriptions on four pots and one ceramic stand name Kleitias as their painter and Ergotimos as their potter, showing the craftsmen's close collaboration. A variety of other fragments have been attributed to him on a stylistic basis.
Signed works
Berlin, Antikensammlung V. I. 4604: Gordion cup from Gordion Florence, Museo Archeologico 4209 ("François Vase", also known as "Klitias krater"): volute krater London, British Museum 1948.8-15.1 u. 2; 88.6-1.215, 424, 427 + Cambridge N 206: fragments of a cup from Naukratis London, British Museum 88.6-1.237, 324, 426; 1948.8-15.3 u. 4: fragments of a cup from Naukratis New York, Metropolitan Museum 31.11.4: stand from Vari
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Important facts
Frequently asked questions
Who was Kleitias?
ancient Greek vase painter
When was Kleitias born?
Kleitias was born in 615 BC.
When did Kleitias die?
Kleitias died in 600 BC.
What was Kleitias's occupation?
Kleitias was a black-figure vase painter, vase painter and attic vase-painter.
What nationality was Kleitias?
Kleitias was Greek.
Sources & further reading
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