TheBaltimore Painter was anApulianvase painter whose works date to the final quarter of the 4th century BC.[1] He is considered the most important Late Apulian vase painter, and the last Apulian painter of importance. His conventional name is derived from a vase kept at theWalters Art Museum inBaltimore.
The Baltimore Painter's early work was strongly influenced by thePatera Painter. He mainly painted large format volutekraters,amphorae,loutrophoroi andhydriai. It is likely that his workshop was atCanosa.
He depicted sepulchral scenes (naiskos vases), usually depicting anaiskos on the front and a gravestele on the back, often characterised by figures in yellow-orange garments),mythological anddionysiac scenes, as well aserotes, weddings and scenes from the life of women.
Stylistically, especially in regard to vase shapes and pictorial themes, his work is very similar to that of theUnderworld Painter. The Baltimore Painter's work is characterised by rich and fine detail, especially in ornamentation. Several painters were closely associated with him, including theStoke-on-Trent Painter, who was either a very close colleague or may in fact be identical with him, and the painters of theT.C.-Group. His successors include the probable heir of his workshop, theWhite-Sakkos Painter, other painters of theWhite-Sakkos Group, theSansone Painter, theStuttgart Group and theKantharos Group.
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