Attic red figure nolan amphora by hermonax.
Greek attic vases.
It replaced the previously dominant style of black figure vase painting within a few decades.
It developed in athens around 520 bc and remained in use until the late 3rd century bc.
The most important areas of production apart fro.
Ancient greek pottery due to its relative durability comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient greece and since there is so much of it over 100 000 painted vases are recorded in the corpus vasorum antiquorum it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of greek society.
Red figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural greek vase painting.
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The shards of pots discarded or buried in the 1st millennium bc are still the best guide available to understand the customary life and mind of the ancient greeks.
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Its modern name is based on the figural depictions in red colour on a black background in contrast to the preceding black figure style with black figures on a red background.
The hero wears a chiton winged cap and high boots and holds a sickle shaped blade harpe in his hand the gorgon s head rests in a round sack kibisis slung across his shoulder medusa lies behind him beheaded with blood flowing from the raw stump of her neck.