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Apollo piercing with his arrows Tityos

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Written by: Clara LindqvistSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Ceramics & Glass · Catalogue no. 875412
Polygnotos

Apollo piercing with his arrows Tityos

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byDepartment of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre
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Artist / MakerPolygnotos
Date450 BCE
Mediumclay
TypeVase
CollectionDepartment of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre
LocationLouvre Museum storage
About the Artist

BiographyPolygnotos (-500–-500) — Ancient Greek vase painter.Polygnotos worked as vase painter, red-figure vase painter and Attic vase-painter. Their documented life spans the years -500 to -500, born in Attica.Disciplinesvase painter, red-figure vase painter, Attic vase-painterBorn-500, AtticaDied-500Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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