Dipylon Master

The Diplyon Master was an ancient Greek vase painter who was active from around 760 to about 735 BCE. He worked in Athens, where he and his workshop produced large funerary vessels for those interred in the Dipylon cemetery, whence his name comes. His work belongs to the very Late stage of the Geometric Style, his vases served as grave markers and libation receptacles for aristocratic graves and as such are decorated with a depiction of the prothesis scene representing the mourning of the deceased. Almost 50 vases have been attributed to the Dipylon Master and his workshop. His images are the first representational art to be found in Greece since the collapse of the Mycenean palace culture.

References

• Boardman, J. Early Greek Vase Painting: 11th-6th Centuries BC: A Handbook (World of Art). London: Thames and Hudson Publishing, May 1998. ISBN-10: 0500203091 (ISBN-13:9780500203095).

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