Kerch style

As Kerch vases, and vases in the Kerch style is referred to in archaeological research, the vases of the last phase of the red-figure style in Attica. The chronology is problematic to this day, a rough dating to the period 375-330 / 20 ° BC is believed today.

Kerch vases were named after the site of a larger amount of such vases in Kerch near the Black Sea, which today are for the most part in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. A distinct boundary to the Attic red-figured vases of the so - plain styles of Late Classic to painters such as the Jena Painter and the Meleager Painter is difficult to draw. The end of this style is also seen as the end of the red-figure painting in Athens. The identification of individual painter is quite difficult sometimes.

As long as the vases were still produced, they were as previously exported in the entire Mediterranean area, but prevailed in this late phase of the export in the Pontic area. There were still painted most of the also previously popular vase forms, for the most part, however, craters, and Lekaniden Peliken. Shown are mainly pictures from the world of women, which is excessive idyllic, Dionysian themes and topics from the world of Artemis and Demeter. Also typical is the subject of the Griffin fight. On one hand, the figures shown are often elegant and often very decorated. On the other hand, they are also stylized and mannered acting. Details and ornaments are again important, the best works are reminiscent of works from the 5th century BC to additional colors, especially white, yellow and gold were used. Typical is the most unclean painting the backs.

With the Marsyas Painter, the Eleusinian Painter and the Painter of Athens 12592 vase painting in Athens reached a brief qualitative climax again. But shortly thereafter ends with the painters of the YZ group the Attic vase painting rotfigürliche, after a short period the production of many little qualitative vases in several workshops. Recent research provided insights into this a long time only neglected area of ​​research. First significant research services were provided by Karl Schefold. The researcher in the field of Attic vase painting, John D. Beazley, dealt quite late with the vases and he followed Schefold not in all results. Especially in recent years were BC from Eretria to gain new knowledge about the analysis Panathenäischer Preisamphoren the 4th century. In addition, local production Kerch vases outside of Attica were detected as in Chalkidiki. Overall, the South Italian workshops were at the time of Kerch style superior to the production Attic, red-figure painting there could still hold a little longer.

Other representatives of the style were:

  • Amazons Painter
  • Apollonia Group
  • Painter of Athens 1375
  • Erotostasia Painter
  • F.B. Group
  • Filottrano Painter
  • Group G
  • Helena Painter
  • Heracles - painter
  • Painter of Hochzeitszugs
  • L.C. Group
  • Group of London E 230
  • Otchet Group
  • Pasithea Painter
  • Pompe painter
  • Pour Tales Painters
  • Toya painter
Hydria Krater John Boardman (art historian)
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