Taleides Painter

Taleides Painter
Oinochoe, ca. 520 BC, Herakles and Apollo struggling for a tripod at Delphi
Born
Unknown. Named from his collaboration with the potter, Taleides

About 550 BC
DiedAbout 500 BC
NationalityGreek
Known forVase painting
Notable workHe painted vases for the potters Taleides and Timagoras
MovementBlack-figure style
Oinochoe, ca 520 BC, Ajax and Odysseus fighting over the armour of Achilles

The Taleides Painter was an Attic vase painter of the black-figure style, active in the second half of the 6th century BC. His conventional name is derived from his close cooperation with the potter Taleides, many of whose vases he painted. He also worked for the potter Timagoras.