Providence Painter

The Providence Painter is the conventional name given to a painter of the Attic red-figure style. He was active around 470 BC.

The Providence Painter is considered to have been a pupil of the Berlin Painter. His reputation is that of a careful artist at the transition from Archaic to Classical art. He had difficulties shedding Archaic habits. For example, he tended to faithfully follow Archaic traditions in depicting anatomical detail or clothing. Short narrative scenes are known only from some of his larger vases, such as "stamnoi" and "hydriai" depicting groups of deities or mythical events. Usually, however, he painted smaller vases, such as Nolan amphorae or "lekythoi". One of his favourite motifs are women under pursuit. Generally, he usually depicts women as running or rushing. Details of his paintings, such as eyes, earrings, ankles or certain plant ornaments are reminiscent of the Berlin Painter. Several of his vases carry a "kalos" inscription dedicated to "Glaukon". His conventional name is derived from his name vase, now in Providence.

Bibliography

*John D. Beazley. "Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters". Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963.
*John Boardman. "Rotfigurige Vasen aus Athen. Die archaische Zeit", Philipp von Zabern, 4th ed., Mainz, 1994 (Kulturgeschichte der Antiken Welt, Vol 4), especially p. 149-151, ISBN 3-8053-0234-7

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