Exekias
Exekias (Ancient Greek: Ἐξηκίας, Exēkías) was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter who was active in Athens between roughly 545 BC and 530 BC. Exekias worked mainly in the black-figure technique, which involved the painting of scenes using a clay slip that fired to black, with details created through incision. Exekias is regarded by art historians as an artistic visionary whose masterful use of incision and psychologically sensitive compositions mark him as one of the greatest of all Attic vase painters. The Andokides painter and the Lysippides Painter are thought to have been students of Exekias.
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Dionysos, the god of wine, with his son Oenopion, Attic black-figure amphora, dated ca. 540–530 BC, located in the British Museum (B 210) | |
| Born | Exekias before 550 BC Probably Athens |
| Died | About 525 BC |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Known for | Vase painting |
| Notable work | High-quality vases for export and home consumption |
| Movement | Black-figure style, Group E |
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