Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
Berlin Painter
ca. 500 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 14 7/16 in. (36.6 cm) diameter 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1910
Accession Number
10.210.19
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
ShieldsAchillesAmazons
About the Artist
Berlin Painter
**The Berlin Painter** (active c. 505–460s BCE) is the conventional name given to one of the most accomplished Attic Greek vase painters of the early Classical period. An anonymous artist whose real name remains unknown, he worked in Athens and is celebrated for his masterful command of the red-figure technique. Over 400 vases and fragments have been attributed to him, many exported to Etruria and...