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The Tragic Hero in Greek Drama: Vase Painting

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Greek Vase Painting
Article written by the curator of Greek and Roman art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Greek Oral Poetry and Vase Painting

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Ancient Greek Pottery
This piece is based on the collection in the Metropolitan Museum.
Ancient Greek Vase Painting
Greek Vase Painting
Contains examples of vase painting with an index of different types.
The Evolution of Greek Vase Painting
The Ure Museum, The University of Reading
Vase Paintings and Manuscript Illustrations
Provides images and links to more information for various pieces of vase paintings.

Vase Painting

Amphora, ca. 530 b.c.; Archaic; black-figure Attributed to the manner of the Lysippides Painter Greek, Attic, Terracotta. H. 16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm) Fletcher Fund, 1956 (56.171.14) Source: Attributed to the manner of the Lysippides Painter: Amphora (56.171.14) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art