Painter of Berlin A 34

The one with the Notnamen Painter of Berlin A 34 designated painter from the early days of Attic black-figure vase painting is the first vase painters of Athens this style, which is available for science. His works are around the year 630 BC. Two of his vases were found on Aegina. All vases in this course found there were in the Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities, however, were largely destroyed during the Second World War or are missing.

The artist is one of the best representatives of protoattischen vase painting. The faces of his figures he wore in the old tradition as a contour drawing. The clothing and ornamental rosettes was coated with red and white body color. As ornaments orientalising zigzag pattern and rosettes were painted on. On some vases he waives the outline drawings and instead wore white color directly on the black background on. However, the ornamental ornament is also the same. His ornaments are reminiscent of the spätkorinthische vase painting from the same period. To 620 BC, he was probably no longer active, as far can not find any signs of further he designed vases. Although he is generally regarded as a pioneer, but you should first make its successor for the breakdown of the black-figure technique in Athens.

The people of painter of Berlin A 34 are still in the tradition of pre- black- painting, but his pictures of animals is already built strong where the former masters in Corinth, although they still appear quite stiff and strict. The eponymous vase Berlin A 34 shows a train of several women, which is why the painter was originally referred to as women - painters. This Notnamen now bears an Attic red-figure painters of the style.

Works

• Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities

• Athens, Kerameikos Museum