Nessos Painter

Nessos Painter (real name unknown)
Amphora attributed to the Nessos Painter depicting Nessos fighting Heracles
Born	Before 625 BCE
Died	After 600 BCE
Nationality	Greek
Other names	Netos Painter, Nettos Painter
Occupation	Vase painting
Known for	600 BCE
Movement	Black-figure style

The Nessos Painter, also known as Netos or Nettos Painter, was a pioneer of Attic black-figure vase painting. He is considered to be the first Athenian to adopt the Corinthian style who went on to develop his own style and introduced innovations. The Nessos Painter is often known to be one of the original painters of black-figure. He only worked in this style, which is shown on his name vase in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Most of the known Nessos Painter ceramics were found in funerary settings such as cemeteries and mortuaries.^[1]