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Andokides (potter)

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Andokides was a famous potter of Ancient Greece. The painter of his pots was an anonymous artist who is recognized as the creater of the red-figure style, beginning around 530 BC. Their work is compared with the 'best' black-figure potter Exekias who was said to have created the most detailed and best examples of black-figure pottery. Although the work of Andokides and his painter is considered inferior to that of Exekias, the invention of red-figure was an important innovation. The most famous work is the amphora depicting the God Dionysus and two of his maenads.

References

Tansey, R. and F. Kleiner. 1996: Gardner's Art Through the Ages - 10th Edition, USA: Harcourt Brace College, 136-137.

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