Pholoe Painter
Pholoe Painter | |
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| Born | Unknown Before 600 BCE |
| Known for | Vase painting |
The Pholoe Painter was an ancient in the black-figure style; his real name is unknown. He was active during the (c. 600–575 BC) and specialised in decorating skyphoi.
He is named after a skyphos with an image of Herakles in the cave of , combating several centaurs. The work is dated to about 580 BC. It was discovered in Corinth and acquired by the Louvre in 1884.[1]
References[]
- ^ Inventory L 63 (MNC 677)
Bibliography[]
- Thomas Mannack: Griechische Vasenmalerei. Eine Einführung. Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, S. 101, ISBN 3-8062-1743-2.
Categories:
- Ancient Greek vase painters
- Ancient Corinthians
- 6th-century BC Greek people
- Anonymous artists of antiquity