An alphabetical listing of the men who painted vases - and any other type of Classical pottery you could think of - in Ancient Greece. (To view Ancient Greek sculptors, painters, mosaicists and architects, go to this page.) Use Ctrl+F (Windows) or Cmd+F (Mac) to locate an artist in the list more quickly. 

Vase Painters of Ancient Greece

 

Acheloos Painter

     High to Late Archaic (of the Leagros Group), Black-figure

     Active ca. 525-ca. 500 BC

 

Achilles (or Meletos) Painter

      Attic, Red-figure (primarily)

     Active ca. 470-ca. 425 BC

 

Affecter

      Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 540-520 BC

 

Aison

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 440-ca. 420 BC

 

Amasis Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 560-ca. 515 BC

 

Analatos Painter

     Early Proto-Attic, Orientalizing Phase

     Active ca. 705-ca. 680 BC

 

Andokides Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 525-ca. 515/510 BC

 

Antimenes Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 530-ca. 510 BC

 

Arkesilaos Painter

     Lakonian, Black-figure

     Active ca. 565-ca. 555 BC

 

Athena Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 490-ca. 480 BC

 

Beldam Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active mid-5th century BC

 

Berlin Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 500-ca. 460s BC

 

Boreads Painter

     Lakonian, Black-figure

     Active ca. 575-ca. 565 BC

 

Brygos Painter

     Late Archaic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 490-ca. 470 BC

 

C ("Corinthianizing") Painter

     Master of an Athenian Siana-cup workshop

     Active ca. 575-ca. 555 BC

 

Chicago Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 460-ca. 450 BC

 

Dipylon Master

     Late Geometric

     Active ca. 760-ca. 735 BC

 

Douris

     Late Archaic to late Early Classical, Red-figure

     Active ca. 500-ca. 460 BC

 

Epiktetos

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 520-ca. 480 BC

 

Eretria Painter

     Classical, Red-figure

     Active ca. 440-ca. 415 BC

 

Euphronios

      Attic, Red-figure; Potter

     Active ca. 520-ca. 500 BC

 

Euthymides

     Attic, Red-figure; Potter

     Active ca. 515-ca. 500 BC

 

Exekias

     Attic, Black-figure; Potter

     Active ca. 540-ca. 520 BC

 

Gorgon Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 600-ca. 580 BC

    

Group E (Collective)

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active mid-6th century BC

 

Group of the Huge Lekythoi (Collective)

     Attic, White-ground

     Active ca. 410-ca. 400 BC

 

Group R (Collective)

     Attic, White-ground

     Active ca. 420-ca. 410 BC

 

Heidelberg Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 580-ca. 540 BC

 

Hirschfield Painter

     Attic, Late Geometric

     Active ca. 750-ca. 730 BC

 

Hunt Painter

     Spartan, Black-figure

     Active ca. 565-ca. 530 BC

 

Kadmos Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 420-ca. 400 BC

   

Kleitias

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 570-ca. 560 BC

 

Kleophon Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 440-ca. 420/410 BC

    

Kleophrades Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 505-ca. 475 BC

 

Kodros Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 445-ca. 430 BC

 

Kuban Painter

     Classical, Black-figure

     Active ca. 410-ca. 400 BC

 

Leagros Group (Collective)

     High to Late Archaic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 525-ca. 500 BC

 

Lydos

     High Archiac, Black-figure

     Active ca. 565-ca. 535 BC

 

Lysippides

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 530-ca. 510 BC

 

Macmillan Painter (Chigi Painter)

     Proto-Corinthian

     Active ca. 660-ca. 640 BC

 

Makron

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active early 5th century BC

 

Mannerist Workshop (Collective)

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active 5th century BC

 

Marsyas Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active mid-4th century BC 

 

Meidias Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 420-ca. 400 BC

 

Myson

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active early 5th century BC

 

Naukratis Painter

     Lakonian, Black-figure

     Active ca. 575-ca. 550 BC

 

Nearchos

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 560-ca. 550 BC

 

Nettos Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 620-ca. 600 BC

 

Nikias Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 420-ca. 400 BC

 

Niobid Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 470-ca. 445 BC

 

Oltos

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 525-ca. 500 BC

 

Onesimos (Panaitios Painter)

     Attic, Red-figure (sometimes White-ground)

     Active ca. 505-ca. 480 BC

 

Painter of Acropolis 606

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 575-ca. 550 BC

 

Painter of Athens

     Attic, Late Geometric style

     Active ca. 720-ca. 700 BC

   

Pan Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 480-ca. 450 BC

 

Paseas (Cerberus Painter)

     Attic, Red-figure (sometimes Black-figure)

     Active ca. 520-ca. 510 BC

 

Phiale Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 450-ca. 425 BC

 

Phintias

     Attic, Red-figure; Potter

     Active ca. 520-ca. 500 BC

 

Polion

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 430-ca. 410 BC

 

Polygnotos

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 450-ca. 425 BC

 

Polyphemos Painter

     Proto-Attic

     Active ca. 670-ca. 650 BC

 

Priam Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 515-ca. 500 BC

 

Pronomos Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 410-ca. 390 BC

 

Psiax (Menon Painter)

     Attic, Transitional Black- to Red-figure

     Active ca. 525-ca. 510 BC

 

Ram Jug Painter

     Middle Proto-Attic

     Active ca. 665-ca. 640 BC

 

Rider Painter

     Lakonian, Black-figure

     Active ca. 570-ca. 535 BC

 

Reed Painter

     Attic, White-ground

     Active ca. 420-ca. 410 BC

 

Rycroft Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 510 BC

 

Sophilos

     Attic, Corinthian animal style

     Active ca. 600-ca. 570 BC

 

Sotades Painter

     Attic, Red-figure and White-ground

     Active ca. 470-ca. 450 BC

 

Swing Painter

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 540-ca. 520 BC

 

Talos Painter

     Attic, Red-figure

     Active ca. 410-ca. 390 BC

 

Tleson

     Attic, Black-figure

     Active ca. 555-ca. 535 BC

 

Villa Giulia Painter

     (a.k.a.: Master of the Villa Giulia Calyx krater)

     Attic, White-ground

     Active ca. 470-ca. 440 BC