active: about 500 B.C. - 470 B.C. Athens, Greece
Vase-Painter
Greek

By the early 400s B.C., most Athenian vase-painters had committed to either the black-figure or the newer red-figure technique of vase decoration. The Eucharides Painter was one of the few artists to leave a substantial group of vases in both techniques. Working in Athens in the years from about 500 to 470 B.C., the Eucharides Painter decorated a wide variety of vase shapes, from large kraters to cups, with scenes drawn from mythology and daily life.

As with most ancient artists, the real name of the Eucharides Painter is unknown, and he is identified only by the stylistic traits of his work, such as the distinctive manner in which he drew the sternum and collarbones of figures. Scholars named him after his use of kalos inscriptions praising the beauty of the youth Eucharides.