Painter of Nicosia Olpe

[1] There are forty-five vases that are attributed to the Painter of Nicosia Olpe that are recorded and posted on the Beazley Archive.

On the sides of the horse the painter has drawn youths and women holding spears for the warrior that is leaving.

The second theme that is very prevalent in the drawings that the painter of Nicosia Olpe did is of the God Dionysus with maenads and satyrs.

What is specific to the Painter of Nicosia Olpe is the way he draws eyes, and this also applies to horses and other creatures such as satyrs not only to men and women.

The eyes are not very elaborately drawn, it seems as if the painter drew a circle and two lines on the sides.

The Painter of Nicosia Olpe and the group of Brussels R 300 share the theme of Dionysus.

The action of dancing is clearly seen within the scene, because the feet of the maenads and satyrs are in a pose shows that they are moving.