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black-figure vase painting
black-figure vase painting. Technique of vase painting, originating in Corinth in the 7th century bc, in which figures were painted in black silhouette on the light red clay background. Details were added by incising through the black pigment or sometimes by overpainting in red or white. The technique had its finest flowering around the mid-6th century bc, notably in the work of Execias; it then began to give way to red-figure painting, although black-figure vases continued to be produced for another two centuries. Sometimes the two techniques were combined on the same piece of pottery (for an example see Epictetus); such pieces are described as ‘bilingual’.
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IAN CHILVERS. "black-figure vase painting." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "black-figure vase painting." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-blackfigurevasepainting.html IAN CHILVERS. "black-figure vase painting." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-blackfigurevasepainting.html |
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black-figure vase painting
black-figure vase painting Technique of vase painting, originating in Corinth in the 7th century bc, in which figures were painted in black silhouette on the light red clay background. Details were added by incising through the black pigment or sometimes by overpainting in red or white. The technique had its finest flowering around the mid-6th century bc, notably in the work of Execias; it then began to give way to red-figure painting, although black-figure vases continued to be produced for another two centuries.
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IAN CHILVERS. "black-figure vase painting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "black-figure vase painting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-blackfigurevasepainting.html IAN CHILVERS. "black-figure vase painting." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-blackfigurevasepainting.html |
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