Picasso's African Period Picasso's African Period Picasso's African Period, which was three years long, lasted from 1906 to 1909, was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture and particularly traditional African masks. This proto-Cubist period following Picasso's Blue Period and Rose Period has also been called the Negro Period, or Black Period. In the early 20th century, African artworks were being brought back to Paris museums in consequence of the expansion of the French empire into Sub-Saharan Africa. The press was abuzz with exaggerated stories of cannibalism and exotic tales about the African kingdom
Antimenes Painter Antimenes Painter The Antimenes Painter was an Attic vase painter of the black-figure style, active between circa 530 and 510 BC. The real name of the Antimenes Painter is not known; his current name is an archaeological convention. It is derived from the Kalos inscription on a "hydria" in the archaeological museum of Leyden. Of the 150 works ascribed to him, the majority are "hydriai" and standard amphorae. Most works attributed to him were found in Etruria. He is considered to have been connected with the workshop of Andokides. He depicted the current repertoire of his period: the adventures of