Tarporley Painter

The Tarporley Painter was an Apulian vase painter. His works are in the first quarter of the 4th century BC.

The Tarporley Painter is a representative of the so-called "simple style" and the most important representatives of this style of its time. He is considered a disciple and successor of Sisyphus Painter, which can be seen from the elegant presentation of the links and solemn facial expressions of the women shown by him and his coat youths. His robes are worked but restless. It features oval heads often and let them lean forward. Between his characters often find flowers, branches or vines. Over time, his character, while it is liquid, but also less accurate. Especially like he paints on bells craters. Here he often shows Dionysian scenes and images from the theater milieu. Below this is the first known Phlyakenvase showing the punishment of a thief, to which he also writes a metric Versinschrift. Mythological scenes he is seldom, however dar.

A particularly close relationship seems to have existed at the Dolon Painter, perhaps there were between two artists from time to time direct cooperation. Also for Klejman painter and painter of Lecce 686 is a relationship. In the successor to the Tarporley Painter, there are three independent schools, all of which are in the tradition of their master. The most important painter of the first group is the Schiller Painter, in the second group project out of the Hoppin Painter, Truro painter and the Lecce Painter and in the third group are the painters of Karlsruhe B9 and the Dijon Painter of particular importance.