arthistry:Red-figure hydria attributed to the Meidias painter, 410 - 400 B.C.The Meidias painter is
arthistry:Red-figure hydria attributed to the Meidias painter, 410 - 400 B.C.The Meidias painter is characterised by not placing his figures on the ground-level of the vase - they do not adhere to any conventional placing seen previously in Greek pottery. This is perhaps an attempt at communicating distance and depth, but he does not use perspective.His figures are characterised by long figures and limbs - the women are slim, the men slightly plump. They have tapering fingers and toes.Very detailed and rich.His subjects tend to be mythological rather than historical -- source link