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Sophilos (Ancient Greek: Σώφιλος; active about 590 – 570 BC) was an Attic potter and vase painter in the black-figure style. Sophilos is the oldest Attic vase painter so far to be known by his true name.
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A mosaic from Thmuis, Egypt, created by the Hellenistic artist Sophilos (signature) in about 200 BC, now in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, Egypt; the woman depicted is the Ptolemaic Queen Berenike II (who ruled jointly with her husband Ptolemy III) as the personification of Alexandria, with her crown showing a ship's prow, while she sports an anchor-shaped brooch for her robes, symbols ...
White ground technique lekythos attributed to the Sappho Painter depicting Achilles watching out for Polyxena. Louvre, Paris.. Sappho Painter was an Attic black-figure vase painter, active c. 510–490 BCE.
Aktaion with other mythological heroes as hunters (Tydeus, Theseus, Kastor).Side A of an Attic red-figure bell-krater. New York City, Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Dinos Painter was an Attic red-figure vase painter who was active during the second half of the 5th century BC.
A mosaic from Thmuis , Egypt, created by the Hellenistic artist Sophilos (signature) in about 200 BCE, now in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, Egypt; the woman depicted is probably Berenice II. Her crown showing a ship's prow and her anchor -shaped brooch symbolised the Ptolemaic Empire's naval prowess.
The Gorgon Painter is considered to use the Corinthian style, or Animal style, in his pottery. The name comes from its place of popularity, Corinth.Not to be mistaken with the Corinthian order, within Corinthian there are different subsets including what is called Animal style, which is what the Gorgon painter is partially known for; the Animal style is marked by no geometric shapes, but ...
The British Museum possesses two remarkable dinoi of the painter and potter Sophilos, who was the first Attic potter to sign his works. On the stands of these two dinoi, c. 580 BC, the marriage of Peleus and Thetis is depicted in black-figure style. These examples show the same Corinthian influence which is found on the works of the Gorgon ...