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The Hermaios Painter

Also known as: The Hermaios Painter; primary name: Hermaios Painter
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; Greek; Male
Other dates: 520BC-510BC (fl.)
Biography: Athenian red-figure vase-painter whose name is unknown. Nevertheless consistent individual characteristics of style suggest the existence of a unique artistic personality. Beazley called him the Hermaios Painter naming him after the potter Hermaios (q.v.) for whom he decorated a few cups. He also decorated cups made by the potter Kachrylion (q.v.). Several vases have been attributed to his hand on the basis of style.
Bibliography: Beazley ARV² 110-111; Boardman ARFH1 61.