Smikros

Smikros (English transliteration: Small) was an ancient Greek vase painter who flourished in Athens between 510 and 500 BCE.

Beside Euphronios, Euthymides, Hypsis and the Dikaios painter, Smikros was one of the most important representatives of the so-called Pioneer Group of Athenian red figure vase painting.

It is possible that Smikros cooperated in some late and not completely successful vases, which are assigned to Euphronios.

On one psykter in the Hermitage (St Petersburg), Euphronios has a female figure with the inscription Smikra provided, which could be understood to be a reference to his pupil.

At that time, red figure vase painting was still in its infancy and the pioneers were still vigorously experimenting.