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THE HARROW PAINTER, with a Note on the Geras Painter
Michael Padgett, Princeton University
2. Works Part 1
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The Harrow Painter had a relatively long career, beginning not long before 480 and extending well into the 460s, from the end of the Late Archaic period into the Early Classical. The current list of works attributed to his hand stands at about 112, with another dozen or so probably by him or very close in style.[5]
Among his early works are large neck-amphorai with twisted handles and slender oinochoai with graceful figures isolated against a black background. In style these works show the strong influence of another, greater artist, the Berlin Painter. This influence, often noted by Beazley and others, is manifested in several ways, from the stances of individual figures and the patterns of drapery folds, to a consistent concern for drawing certain muscles with golden dilute glaze. Beazley thought the figures on a pair of oinochoai formerly in the Noble collection, now in the Tampa Museum of Art, were direct copies of the Berlin Painter (Tampa 86.72; Illustration 1 and Tampa 86.73; Illustration 2). [6] In each case, a nude slave boy is running along with provisions for a symposium; one carries a ladle and jug and the other balances a tray of food while rolling a hoop, a childish distraction that emphasizes his youth. Although, as Beazley said, these pictures have the grace, the charis, of the Berlin Painter, the Harrow Painter's distinctive style is also clearly discernible.
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[5]Beazley attributed 97 vases and fragments to the Harrow Painter, but at least 15 more have been added since Paralipomena; see the list in
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