Piraeus Painter

The Piraeus - painter was one of the first Attic black-figure vase painter. He was 630-600 BC active.

The Piraeus - painter was a contemporary of Nessus Painter, at its meaning and artistic class, however, he was not enough zoom. His Namenvase, from which he received his Notnamen, the neck-amphora Athens, National Museum 353, was found in Piraeus. In this vase especially the stylized into a volute and of a snail lip of the lion is shown to be mentioned. Lion depictions were at that time very popular, they were also found in other painters of the time such as the lion - named after painter and the Gorgon Painter. Apart from his depictions of animals that can recognize a secure feeling of investment and proportions, his characters are still represented very stiff and awkward.