Varrese Painter

The Varrese Painter was an Apulian vase painter. His works are dated to the middle of the 4th century BC.

The Varrese Painter got his Notnamen after hypogeum in Canosa where you found some of the painted vases of him. He is now able to almost 200 vases are allocated, it is considered in the research as one of the most important vase painters of his time. He influenced the artists, not only in its environment but also far beyond his own work time up to the precursors of the Darius Painter. A quarter of the assigned vessels, including hydriai, Nestoriden, Lutrophoren and a large Oinochoe, is of considerable size. The rest of his work is for a good part of bell craters and Peliken. Actually the Varrese Painter is a representative of the "rich lifestyle ", but are the little vases often the " plain style" close.

The repertoire of images is characterized by recurring motifs. Four basic motifs have been identified:

  • A naked young man who is either and has an arm covered with a garment piece or alternatively sitting on a folded cloth;
  • A standing female figure, whose legs are clearly visible under her robe, one is set back behind the other;
  • A clothed woman who has one foot placed high and bends over this, one arm rests on the thigh;
  • A seated woman who is one foot before the other.

The figures of the Varrese Painter looked grave and austere, their mouths are small and drawn down, women often wear a held together with a white ribbon topknot. On his larger vases, especially in Grabnaiskoi, it sets a abundant additional colors. The subjects of his larger vases usually come from the mythological area. On his smaller works exist on both sides usually two- or three- figure scenes, often including depictions of young men jacket on the back sides.

At his workshop included the Wolfenbüttel Painter, is his influence except in the precursors of the Darius Painter also in the work of Ginosa Painter, the Chiesa Painter, the Painter of Bari 12061, the Metopne Painter, the Painter of the Louvre MNB 1148 and Chamay painter recognizable.

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