Red-figure Pottery is a style of Greek vase painting invented in Athens c. 530 BCE. The style has drawn red figures and a painted black background. Red-Figure Pottery grew in popularity, and by the early 5th century BCE it had all but replaced black-figure pottery as the predominant pottery type in Athens. The last recorded examples are from c. 320 BCE.
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c. 530 BCERed-figure pottery style takes precedent over black-figure.
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530 BCEThe Andokides Painter invents red-figure pottery.
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520 BCE - 500 BCEThe Pioneer Group of red-figure painters is active.
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510 BCE - 470 BCEThe Kleophrades Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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500 BCE - 460 BCEDouris, the red-figure pottery painter is active.
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490 BCE - 460 BCEThe Berlin Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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480 BCE - 450 BCEThe Pan Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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470 BCEThe Providence Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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470 BCE - 425 BCEThe Achilles Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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440 BCEThe Eretria Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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420 BCE - 400 BCEThe Meidias Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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400 BCE - 375 BCEThe Meleager Painter of red-figure pottery is active.
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320 BCELast recorded examples of Attic Red-Figure Pottery.
