Niobid Painter
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The Niobid Painter was named after a krater which on one side shows the god Apollo and his sister Artemis killing the children of Niobe who were collectively called the Niobids. There is some confusion as to what is being depicted on the opposite side as none of the figures are labelled. However, it is generally accepted that it is either the gathering of the Argonauts or the Seven Against Thebes, though neither is certain.
This painter was influenced by Polygnotos of Thasos, and may also have used artistic elements he saw in frescoes painted by Mikon of Athens, which decorated the walls of Stoa Poikele. The krater is now housed at the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
| Pottery of ancient Greece | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wine Shapes | Krater • Kylix • Oinochoe • Skyphos • Psykter • Kyathos • Rhyton • Kantharos | |
| Perfume Shapes and Wedding Shapes | Lebes Gamikos • Loutrophoros • Epinetron • Alabastron • Aryballos • Lekythos | |
| Funerary Shapes and Cultic Shapes | Lekythos • Loutrophoros • Phiale | |
| Storage Shapes | Amphora • Hydria • Lebes • Pithos • Stamnos • Pyxis | |
| Techniques | Red-figure • Black-figure • Bilingual pottery • Six's technique • White ground | |
| Painters | List of Greek Vase Painters• Amasis Painter • Exekias • Pioneer Group • Douris | |
| Special Topics in Greek Pottery | Typology • Kalos inscription • Symposium • Kerameikon • Corpus vasorum antiquorum • John Beazley • Panathenaic Amphorae | |
