Erotic scene, interior image on a drinking cup, circa 470 v.Chr.
Tarquinia, Museo Nazionale.Departing warrior on a skyphos, Triptolemos Painter, 1st quarter of the 5th century BCProcession of men, and youth pouring wine for
Dionysos, interior of a
kylix.
Louvre, Paris
The Triptolemos Painter was an
ancient Greek vase painter, belonging to the
Atticred-figure style. He was active in Athens between 490 and 470 BC. His real name is not known. He started working in the workshop of
Euphronios, where he was probably taught by
Douris. Later, he also worked for the potters
Brygos,
Hieron and
Python. Initially, his style was strongly influenced by
Archaic art. His later works are mediocre in quality. Nonetheless, his repertoire is broad, reaching from the
Apaturia procession via erotic scenes and
Theban scenes to the departure of
Triptolemos (his
name vase).
Bibliography
Margot Schmidt: Der Zorn des Achill. Ein Stamnos des Triptolemosmalers. In: Opus nobile. Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Ulf Jantzen (Wiesbaden 1969) p. 141-152.
Elfriede R. Knauer: Ein Skyphos des Triptolemosmalers (Berlin 1973) (Winckelmannsprogramme der Archäologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin, 125).
Elfriede R. Knauer: Two cups by the Triptolemos Painter. New light on two Athenian festivals? In: Archäologischer Anzeiger 1996, p. 221-246.
Elfriede R. Knauer: Fragments of a cup by the Triptolemos Painter from the Undset-Blindheim Collection. In: Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia s.a. 9 (1997) p. 17-19.