Aison

Ancient Attic-Greek red-figure vase painter

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Born: 5th century BCE
Died: 5th century BCE
Citizenship: Classical Athens
Occupation: red-figure vase painter
, Attic vase-painter
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek

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Aison or Aeson was an ancient Greek vase painter of the red-figure style. About 60 of his vases survive, which are dated between 435 and 415 BCE. Aison spent his career in several workshops, where he came into contact with several other well-known painters. His first works were created in the same workshop as the Kodros Painter. A kylix with motifs from the Theseus legend, that is today in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, was created in the same workshop that Penthesilea Painter was active in and Aristophanes was later to join. In his third workshop he worked together with the Schuvalow Painter and the Eretria Painter. Here he painted mostly closed containers. All three artists stood in the tradition of Polygnotos. From this time his second showpiece originates, the lekythos in Naples National Archaeological Museum. Two further lekythoi clearly mark a turning point in the artist's life when he embraced the Adonis cult. The difference is seen in the quality of his work, which is probably due primarily to difficult life circumstances, as demonstrated by the frequent workshop changes.

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Time period: classical antiquity
Culture: Ancient Greece
Work location: Kerameikos
Residence: Classical Athens
Name in native language: Αἴσων
Field of work: Greek vases
red-figure pottery
Attic vase-painting
Movement: art of Classical Greece
Floruit: 5th century BCE(-0435–-0415) sourcing circumstances: circa
Together with: Codrus Painter
Penthesilea Painter
Shuvalov Painter
Eretria Painter
Student: Meidias Painter
Genre: Q1650093
Native language: Ancient Greek
Has works in the collection: J. Paul Getty Museum
National Museum of Archaeology
Condé Museum
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
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