Ionic vase painting

The Ionian vase painting was a regional style of Greek vase painting.

The ionic space was perceived as an autonomous region within the eastern Greek vase painting, as if coming from Nordionien, the black- Ritz style during the final phase of the oriental style spread in Eastern Greece. In the final phase of the animal frieze style Nordionische artists imitated Corinthian models. High quality vases were produced in Ionia early as the 7th century. Since about 600 BC the black- style was used in whole or as part of the decoration of vases. Besides regional styles ( Klazomenai, Ephesus, Miletus, Chios, Samos), which gradually trained, there were mainly in North ions do not precisely localizable styles. Widely used are Salbölgefäße after lydischem model ( Lydion ), but these are usually decorated only with stripes. There are also original images, such as a Scythian with a Bactrian camel or Satyr and Ram. In some styles the assignment is very controversial. Thus, the Northampton Group strong ionic influences on, but it is probably - been created in Italy - perhaps by immigrants from Ionia.