black-figure

or black·fig·ured

[ blak-fig-yer ]

/ ˈblækˌfɪg yər /

adjective

pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece in the 7th and 6th centuries b.c., chiefly characterized by silhouetted figures painted in black slip on a red clay body, details incised into the design, and a two-dimensional structure of form and space.

Nearby words

black-capped chickadee, black-coated, black-crowned night heron, black-eyed pea, black-eyed susan, black-figure, black-footed ferret, black-headed fireworm, black-headed gull, black-hearted, black-letter day

Compare red-figure.

Origin of black-figure

First recorded in 1890–95

Examples from the Web for black-figure

In Ionia (see above) figure subjects become more common, and the technique approaches gradually nearer to the black-figure method.
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