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Flourished:
c. 350–325 bc
Flourished:
c.350 BCE - c.325 BCE
Movement / Style:
red-figure pottery
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“Peleus Taming Thetis,” pelike by the Marsyas Painter, c. 340–330 bc; in the British Museum
“Peleus Taming Thetis,” pelike by the Marsyas Painter, c. 340–330 bc; in the British Museum

Marsyas Painter

Greek artist
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Marsyas Painter (flourished c. 350–325 bc) was a Greek painter of the late Classical period, known for a pelike (wine container), now in the British Museum, of “Peleus Taming Thetis,” and for a “Nuptial Lebes” (the bringing of gifts to the newly wed bride), now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg. Both vases date from 340–330 bc, and both are in the so-called Kerch style, of which the Marsyas Painter is a key representative. (Kerch refers to the area north of the Black Sea where many of the vessels were excavated.) The Kerch style is recognized by slender, mannered forms; elaborate decoration; and polychrome effects, achieved through the heavy use of white paint and sometimes gilding. It is thought to be the last major style of Attic red-figure painting.

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