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Flourished c.470 BCE - c.425 BCE
Notable Works “Achilles and Briseis”
Movement / Style classicism • red-figure pottery
“Dionysus Crossing the Sea,” interior of a kylix (shallow drinking cup) by Exekias, c. 535 bc; in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich
Exekias
Greek artist
“Dionysus and the Maenads,” amphora by the Amasis Painter, c. 530 bc; in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris
Amasis Painter
Greek artist
Theseus killing the Minotaur
Kleophrades Painter
Greek artist
Athenian red-figure cup, detail of a bearded reveler by the Brygos Painter, c. 490 bc; in the Louvre, Paris.
Brygos Painter
Greek artist
Euthymides: Hector donning his breastplate
Euthymides
Athenian vase painter
Hermes striding past the satyr Orcimachos, the Berlin amphora by the Berlin Painter, c. 490 bc; in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany.
Berlin Painter
Greek artist
Euphronios
Greek artist
“Barbarian Archer in Scythian Costume,” Athenian plate by Epictetus, late 6th century bc; in the British Museum
Epictetus
Greek artist
Greek psykter depicting reveling satyrs
Douris
Greek artist
Niobid Painter
Niobid Painter
Greek artist
“Peleus Taming Thetis,” pelike by the Marsyas Painter, c. 340–330 bc; in the British Museum
Marsyas Painter
Greek artist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
François Boucher: Cupid a Captive
François Boucher
French artist
Raoul Dufy
French painter
Sonia Delaunay
Russian artist
Japanese side dish
Ogata Kenzan
Japanese artist
Sacchi, Andrea: Christ's Command to St. Peter
Andrea Sacchi
Italian painter
Zeuxis
Greek artist
Apelles
Greek painter
Polygnotus: Nekyia
Polygnotus
Greek artist

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