Aison (vase painter)
Aisonwas anancient Greekvase painter of thered-figurestyle. About 60 of his vases survive, which are dated between 435 and 415 BCE. Aison spent his career in several workshops, where he came into contact with several other well-known painters. His first works were created in the same workshop as theKodros Painter.Akylixwith motifs from theTheseuslegend, that is today in theNational Archaeological Museum of Spain,was created in the same workshop thatPenthesilea Painterwas active in and Aristophaneswas later to join. In his third workshop he worked together with the Schuvalow Painter and the Eretria Painter. Here he painted mostly closed containers. All three artists stood in the tradition ofPolygnotos.From this time his second showpiece originates, the lekythos inNaples National Archaeological Museum.Two furtherlekythos(from theLouvreand theNational Archaeological Museum of Athens) clearly mark a turning point in the artist's life when he embraced theAdoniscult. The difference is seen in the quality of his work, which is probably due primarily to difficult life circumstances, as demonstrated by the frequent workshop changes.
References
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- John Boardman.Attic Red Figure Vases: The Classical Period: A Handbook.London: Thames and Hudson, 1989.
