Swing Painter

His phase of activity was roughly concurrent with that of Group E. An unusually large number of vases is ascribed to him, probably partially because his style is more distinctive than those of many of his contemporaries.

Especially the oversized heads of his rather peaceable figures with their clenched fists and striking noses seem rather comical to the modern eye.

He used additional colours (beyond the standard black and red) to paint patterned clothing in a striking and original fashion.

The artist used a broad repertoire of mythological subjects, including some rarely depicted scenes.

He also painted scenes from everyday life, such as men on stilts and domestic motifs, including the depiction of a swing on his name vase.

Male head – detail of a neck amphora from Vulci , circa 525/520 BC, Louvre (F 60).