Rycroft Painter
Vase painter in Ancient Greece
About Rycroft Painter
Born 600 BC. Rycroft Painter was a black-figure vase painter and attic vase-painter.
The Rycroft Painter was an Attic late black-figure vase painter, active in the final decade of the sixth century BC. His real name is not known.
His work is closely connected with that of the contemporary red-figure technique, which was then in the process of replacing black-figure as the dominant style. His figures are often drawn as silhouettes. He often painted Dionysiac scenes, but his best works are those focusing on depictions of posture and dignity. They were usually on belly amphorae of type A. He is close in style to the Priam Painter and Psiax, but his talent is not inferior to that of the red-figure painters of the Pioneer Group active at the same time. He was, thus, one of the best vase painters of his style and period. A stylistically close contemporary was the Painter of Tarquinia RC 6847.
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Who was Rycroft Painter?
vase painter in Ancient Greece
When was Rycroft Painter born?
Rycroft Painter was born in 600 BC.
What was Rycroft Painter's occupation?
Rycroft Painter was a black-figure vase painter and attic vase-painter.
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