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The Nikosthenes Painter

Header: The Nikosthenes Painter
Also known as: The Nikosthenes Painter; primary name: Nikosthenes Painter
Details: unknown; painter/draughtsman; Greek
Other dates: 520BC-500BC (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 Nikosthenes Painter naming him after the potter Nikosthenes (q.v.) who signed some of the vases he decorated. He also worked for the potter Pamphaios (q.v.). He specialised in decorating cups. A large number of vases have been attributed to his hand on the basis of style.
Bibliography: Beazley ARV² 123-132; Boardman ARFH1 60.

Museum number: 1836,0224.41 |
Producer name: Inscription by:The Nikosthenes PainterSchool of/style of:Pamphaios |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 510BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci