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black-figure — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective or black figured ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : of, belonging to, or constituting a style of ceramic painting practiced by or in imitation of Greeks of the 6th century B.C. in which the decoration is in black with occasional added… … Useful english dictionary
Black-figure pottery — [ Athena wearing the aegis, Attic black figured hydria by the potter Panphaios (signed) and the Euphiletos Painter, c. 540 BC. Found in Toscanella, Cabinet des Médailles, BNF (Paris), De Ridder n°254] The black figure pottery (Greek,… … Wikipedia
black-figure pottery — Type of Greek pottery that originated in Corinth с 700 BC. The figures were painted in black pigment on the natural red clay ground. Finishing details were then incised into the black pigment, revealing the red ground. The great Attic painters… … Universalium
black-figure — noun a type of ancient Greek pottery in which figures are painted in black, details being added by incising through to the red clay background. Compare with red figure … English new terms dictionary
black-figure — In ancient Greek pottery, a technique in which dark figures were silhouetted against a light background of natural, reddish clay … Glossary of Art Terms
GREEK BLACK FIGURE POTTERY — A technique of pottery decoration first introduced in Corinth in about 700 BC, but best known from Attica and especially Athens from 575 until 490 BC. It involved the painting of a black silhouette of the figures on the base of preparatory… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
ETRUSCAN BLACK FIGURE POTTERY (CERAMICA A FIGURE NERE ETRUSCA) — A local imitation of Greek black figure pottery (black figures on red ground), which follows the Etrusco Corinthian style toward the middle of the sixth century BC. The first productions seem to be centered on Vulci and include groups defined… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
Black Sabbath (song) — Infobox Song Name =Black Sabbath Artist =Black Sabbath Album =Black Sabbath Released =February 13 1970 (UK) June 1 1970 (U.S.) track no =1 Recorded = Genre =Heavy metal Length =6:16 Label =Vertigo (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) Writer =Ozzy… … Wikipedia
black-figured — adjective see black figure I * * * blackˈ figure or blackˈ figured adjective (ancient Greece) Having black painted figures on a plain (usu red) clay ground (cf ↑red figure(↑d)) • • • Main Entry: ↑black … Useful english dictionary
figure — figurable, adj. figureless, adj. figurer, n. /fig yeuhr/; esp. Brit. /fig euhr/, n., v., figured, figuring. n. 1. a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral. 2. an amount or value expressed in numbers. 3. figures, the use of number … Universalium
