Answer:
The red-figure painting portrayed more realistically the human figure.
Explanation:
Ancient Greek pottery, particularly in terms of decoration, has evolved over the centuries and can be categorized into four major groups:
- Proto-geometric ceramics
- Geometric pottery
- Black Figure Pottery
- Red Figures Pottery
These groups or styles, however, did not move abruptly from one to the other, but in some cases were contemporary for decades.
Black Figure Pottery
Although it was first produced in Corinth, and having good examples made in Laconia and southern Italy (by Euboean settlers), it would be Attica potters and painters who would stand out above all others in the style of black figures, and they would dominate the Greek market for the next 150 years. Not all figures were painted black as certain color conventions were adopted, such as white for female skin and purple red for clothing and accessories.
Red Figures Pottery
The black figure technique was replaced by the red figure technique (red figures created by painting their contours with a black background) around 530 BC, which would last for the next 130 years or so. The two styles were parallel for some time and there are even 'bilingual' examples of vases with both styles, but the red figure, with its advantage of the brush over the chisel, could try to more realistically portray the human figure and eventually became the main style of Greek ceramic decoration.
