Explore the haunting works of Chimera Painter – a Corinthian black-figure vase artist (c. 600-575 BC). Inspired by Assyrian lions & Near Eastern motifs, his art captures mythical beasts & ancient Greek stories.
From the eighth through the sixth century B.C., the city of Corinth was one of the chief centers of Greek pottery manufacture. Its painted wares were exported widely throughout the Mediterranean. The black-figure technique that decorates this plate originated in Corinth.The Art Museum’s plate was executed by one of the great masters of Corinthian vase painting, the Chimera Painter, who is named after the mythological creature (part lion, part goat, and part serpent) depicted on another of his attributed works. A draftsman in the black-figure technique, the Chimera Painter is known for his monumental compositions, and the Art Museum
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