Libation scene. Interior of an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 480 BC. Found in Vulci. Paravey Collection, 1879 (G 149).
Makron was an ancient Greek vase painter who was active in Athens from around 490 until 480 BC. Though only one signed example of his work is known to have survived, some 350 vases have been attributed to him, making him one of the best surviving painters of the red-figure period.[1]
Makron is most well known for his painting of a skyphos. This particular skyphos is very well painted and he is known for his depiction of figures being more naturalistic than that of other red figure artists at the time. In particular, his depiction of drapery is more realistic, conveying movement. On side B of the skyphos, Helen is painted in a frontal position, with her clothing swelling out and revealing the body underneath. Makron has depicted her clothing as transparent by painting the outline of her body underneath the drapery.
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- ^ The Getty Museum - Biography of Makron A vase-painter in Athens from about 490 to 480 B.C., Makron worked exclusively in the red-figure technique. He specialized in the decoration of cups but occasionally worked with other types of vessels. Unlike many other vase-painters of this period, Makron does not seem to have worked with a variety of potters, moving from workshop to workshop. Instead, he appears to have had a steady collaboration with the potter Hieron. Most of Makron's vases depict scenes from daily life: revelry, athletics, or erotica.
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