Artist: Darius Painter ( - )
Nationality: Greek
Movement: Ancient Greek
Media: Vase Painting
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Biography:
The Darius Painter is a pseudonym for an artist who lived in southern Italy in the late 300’s B.C. He decorated pottery using the red-figure technique and is identified by the characteristics of his work. The Darius Painter was one of the first to decorate large vases and adapted his composition to accommodate such large space. His decorations focused on myths and episodes from paintings. He acquired his name from a vase in Naples that shows the Persian King Darius.

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Further Artwork and Information:

Darius Painter (1753 - 1809) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Darius Painter (Getty Museum)
The Darius Painter Online
artnet.com: Resource Library: Vase painters, §II: Darius Painter
Darius Painter / Red-Figure Pelike / about 340 - 330 B.C.
Red-Figure Pelike (Getty Museum)
Query form: Holy Cross Archaeology: database of artifacts
Italian Artists: Artcyclopedia
artnet.com: Resource Library: Vase painters
South Italian Vase Catalogue

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