Shuvalov Painter
Re-linked 'Aison' from the mythological figure to the vase-painter
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The Shuvalov painter's [[conventional name]] was allocated by [[John Beazley]], who chose for a [[name vase]] an [[amphora]] that is now at the [[Hermitage Museum]], [[St. Petersburg]]. It had been acquired in the eighteenth century by the collector [[Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov]]. |
The Shuvalov painter's [[conventional name]] was allocated by [[John Beazley]], who chose for a [[name vase]] an [[amphora]] that is now at the [[Hermitage Museum]], [[St. Petersburg]]. It had been acquired in the eighteenth century by the collector [[Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov]]. |
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Most of some eighty works ascribed to the Shuvalov Painter were discovered in Italy, mainly in [[Campania]] and [[Lucania]]. He mainly painted smaller vessels. The Shuvalov Painter is considered the successor of the [[Mannheim Painter]] at the same workshop. He appears to have worked in the same workshop as [[Aison]], the painter of the [[Alexander Group]] and the [[Eretria Painter]]. His paintings depict lively small figures, often with intense gazes. His works, whether depicting mythological scenes or themes from everyday life, are counted among the best of their time. [[John Boardman (archaeologist)|John Boardman]] argues that his paintings have a tendency to be somewhat shallow and facile. |
Most of some eighty works ascribed to the Shuvalov Painter were discovered in Italy, mainly in [[Campania]] and [[Lucania]]. He mainly painted smaller vessels. The Shuvalov Painter is considered the successor of the [[Mannheim Painter]] at the same workshop. He appears to have worked in the same workshop as [[Aison (vase painter)|Aison]], the painter of the [[Alexander Group]] and the [[Eretria Painter]]. His paintings depict lively small figures, often with intense gazes. His works, whether depicting mythological scenes or themes from everyday life, are counted among the best of their time. [[John Boardman (archaeologist)|John Boardman]] argues that his paintings have a tendency to be somewhat shallow and facile. |
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An [[Oinochoe by the Shuvalov Painter (Berlin F2414)|oinochoe by the Shuvalov Painter on display in Berlin]] is one of the most famous erotic works of ancient Greek [[Pottery of ancient Greece|vase painting]]. |
An [[Oinochoe by the Shuvalov Painter (Berlin F2414)|oinochoe by the Shuvalov Painter on display in Berlin]] is one of the most famous erotic works of ancient Greek [[Pottery of ancient Greece|vase painting]]. |
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