He owes his name to a double Kalos inscription of Antiphon on the dinos stand in the Antique collection of Berlin (Inventory number F 2325). He was active between 500 and 475 BC in Athens as a painter of the red-figure style in the largest workshop of the 5th century.
The artist's name is derived from an inscription on a dinos stand found in the Berlin Antique collection (Inventory number F 2325) by Antiphon, who was active between 500 and 475 BC as a painter of the red-figure style within the largest workshop of the 5th century in Athens.