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Flourished	c.400 BCE - c.301 BCE

“Dionysus Crossing the Sea,” interior of a kylix (shallow drinking cup) by Exekias, c. 535 bc; in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich

Exekias

Greek artist

Zeuxis

Greek artist

Hermes striding past the satyr Orcimachos, the Berlin amphora by the Berlin Painter, c. 490 bc; in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany.

Berlin Painter

Greek artist

Apelles

Greek painter

Euphronios

Greek artist

Polygnotus: Nekyia

Polygnotus

Greek artist

Theseus killing the Minotaur

Kleophrades Painter

Greek artist

Achilles Painter

Greek painter

Micon

Greek artist

Mask of Medusa, top view of stand made by Ergotimos and painted by Kleitias, c. 560 bc; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Kleitias

Greek artist

Protogenes

Greek artist

Athenian red-figure cup, detail of a bearded reveler by the Brygos Painter, c. 490 bc; in the Louvre, Paris.

Brygos Painter

Greek artist

Euthymides: Hector donning his breastplate

Euthymides

Athenian vase painter

Greek psykter depicting reveling satyrs

Douris

Greek artist

Nicomachus of Thebes

Greek artist

Niobid Painter

Niobid Painter

Greek artist

“Dionysus and the Maenads,” amphora by the Amasis Painter, c. 530 bc; in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris

Amasis Painter

Greek artist

Parrhasius

Greek artist

“Barbarian Archer in Scythian Costume,” Athenian plate by Epictetus, late 6th century bc; in the British Museum

Epictetus

Greek artist

“Peleus Taming Thetis,” pelike by the Marsyas Painter, c. 340–330 bc; in the British Museum

Marsyas Painter

Greek artist

Quiz

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"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.

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