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The Rosoni Painter

Also known as: The Rosoni Painter; primary name: Rosoni Painter
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; Etruscan; Greek; Male
Other dates: 580 BC-550 BC (fl.)
Biography: Etrusco-Corinthian vase painter whose name is unknown. Nevertheless, consistent characteristics of style suggest the existence of an individual artistic personality. He has therefore been called the Rosoni Painter, having been named after the filling ornament of incised rosettes resembling the rose-windows of cathedrals that he made much use of. He was the leading artist in the third generation of Etrusco-Corinthian vase painters working in Vulci and the centre of a large circle. An extremely large number of vases have been attributed to his hand on the basis of style.
Bibliography: Janos Gyorgy Szilagyi, 'Ceramica Etrusco-Corinzia Figurata', Florence 1992, pp.334-371; Amyx 696