Exekias
Sign in to saveExekias (, Exēkías) was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter who was active in Athens between roughly 545 BC and 530 BC. Exekias worked mainly in the black-figure technique, which involved the painting of scenes using a clay slip that fired to black, with details created through incision. Exekias is regarded by art historians as an artistic visionary whose masterful use of incision and psychologically sensitive compositions mark him as one of the greatest of all Attic vase painters. The Andokides painter and the Lysippides Painter are thought to have been students of Exekias.
Person
- Born
- 0501-01-01
- Died
- 0525-00-00
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Key facts
- Artist.caption
- Dionysos, the god of wine, with his son Oenopion, Attic black-figure amphora, dated ca. 540–530 BC, located in the British Museum (B 210)
- Artist.birth_name
- Exekias
- Artist.birth_date
- before 550 BC
- Artist.birth_place
- Probably Athens
- Artist.death_date
- About 525 BC
- Artist.known_for
- Vase painting
- Artist.movement
- Black-figure style, Group E
- Artist.notable_works
- High-quality vases for export and home consumption
- Artist.name
- Exekias
- Artist.image
- Dionysos Oinopion BM B210.jpg
- Artist.image_size
- 250px
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Key dates
- Died
- 525 BCE
- Born
- 1 January 501 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Classical Athens
- Occupation
- potter
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Native language
- Ancient Greek
- Image
- Dionysos Oinopion BM B210.jpg
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- P551
- Athens
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Background
- Group E
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- Themes
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Exekias (, Exēkías) was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter who was active in Athens between roughly 545 BC and 530 BC. Exekias worked mainly in the black-figure technique, which involved the painting of scenes using a clay slip that fired to black, with details created through incision. Exekias is regarded by art historians as an artistic visionary whose masterful use of incision and psychologically sensitive compositions mark him as one of the greatest of all Attic vase painters. The Andokides painter and the Lysippides Painter are thought to have been students of Exekias.
== Background == The works of Exekias are distinguished by their innovative compositions, precise draughtsmanship, and subtle psychological characterization, all of which transcend the inherent challenges of the black-figure technique. John Boardman, the eminent historian of Greek art, described Exekias' style as follows: "The hallmark of his style is a near statuesque dignity which brings vase painting for the first time close to claiming a place as a major art." He was an innovative painter and potter, who experimented with new shapes and devised unusual painting techniques, such as the use of a coral-red slip, to enhance colour.