Figures could be articulated with glaze lines or dilute washes of glaze applied with a brush.
Attic red figure vases.
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The last recorded examples of attic red figure pottery are.
The style is characterized by drawn red figures and a painted black background.
In the 5th century attic fine pottery now predominantly red figure maintained its dominance in the markets.
Attic pottery was exported to magna graecia and even etruria the preference for attic vases led to the development of local south italian and etrurian workshops or schools strongly influenced by attic style but producing exclusively for local markets.
The red figure technique was invented around 530 b c quite possibly by the potter andokides and his workshop.
Red figure pottery grew in popularity and by the early 5th century bce it had all but replaced black figure pottery as the predominant pottery type in athens.
Collins vickers professor of archaeology and is a classical archaeologist with a particular interest in greek art myth and religion in the archaic and classical periods.
In contrast the decorative motifs on red figure vases remained the color of the clay.
Red figure pottery is a style of greek vase painting that was invented in athens around 530 bce.
The background filled in with a slip turned black.
With over 20 000 extant pieces attic black figure vases comprise the largest and at the same time most significant vase collection second only to attic red figure vases.
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Attic potters benefitted from the excellent iron rich clay found in attica.
He has written numerous studies of greek vase iconography including personifications in greek art 1993 and myth into art.
Attic red figure vase painters 2nd edition by j.