The Berlin Painter is the conventional name given to an Attic Greek vase painter who is widely regarded as among the most talented of his time. There are no painter signatures on any of the Berlin Pai
Neck amphora depicting an athlete running the hoplitodromos by the Berlin Painter, c. 480 BCE, Louvre
Dionysos holding a kantharos (drinking cup). Side A from an Attic red-figure amphora, c. 490–480 BCE. Found in Vulci, Italy.
Berlin Painter's namepiece
Kithara player, c. 490 BC
The Pioneer Group is a term used by scholars for a number of vase painters working in the potters' quarter of Kerameikos in ancient Athens around the beginning of the 5th century BC, around the time o
Berlin Painter
…400 vases and fragments attributed to him. The Berlin Painter along with his apparent rival the Kleophrades Painter was educated by a member of the Pioneer Group, who introduced red-figure painting. The Berlin Painter began working in the Late Archaic style and helped develop the Classic style. Over a long career…