Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
Berlin Painter
ca. 490 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Late Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Whitridge Gift, 1965
Accession Number
65.11.12
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Trojan WarAchillesGamesAjax
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...