Painting on Wood Panels and Mural Evidence in Classical Greece (c. 480–323 BCE)

1. Pitsa panels show early Greek wood painting

   Jan 1, 550 BCELabels: Pitsa panels, Corinthia

   • Pitsa panels
   • NAMA

2. Persian Wars end, Classical period begins

   Jan 1, 480 BCELabels: Persian Wars, Athens

   • Britannica

3. Tomb of the Diver frescoes painted at Paestum

   Jan 1, 470 BCELabels: Tomb of, Paestum

   • AJA
   • Brown U

4. Painted Stoa Poikile established in Athens

   Jan 1, 465 BCELabels: Stoa Poikile, Athenian Agora

   • Stoa Poikile
   • Polygnotus

5. Polygnotus active as monumental painter

   Jan 1, 460 BCELabels: Polygnotus, Delphi

   • Britannica

6. Skiagraphia credited to Apollodorus of Athens

   Jan 1, 430 BCELabels: Apollodorus, Skiagraphia

   • Britannica

7. Mimesis anecdotes recorded for Zeuxis and Parrhasius

   Jan 1, 415 BCELabels: Zeuxis, Parrhasius

   • Lapham
   • Brown U

8. Macedonian royal painting tradition emerges at Vergina

   Jan 1, 350 BCELabels: Vergina, Macedonian royal

   • Golden Larnax
   • U M Library

9. Vergina “Abduction of Persephone” tomb painting created

   Jan 1, 340 BCELabels: Tomb of, Vergina

   • U M Library
   • Golden Larnax

10. Apelles active as leading Greek panel painter

    Jan 1, 332 BCELabels: Apelles, Alexander

    • Apelles
    • Britannica

11. Pella pebble mosaics reflect painted compositions

    Jan 1, 325 BCELabels: Pella, Pebble mosaics

    • Stag Hunt
    • Gnosis

12. Death of Alexander marks end of Classical era

    Jan 1, 323 BCELabels: Death of, 323 BCE

    • Britannica

13. Greek painting preserved via later “Alexander Mosaic” copy

    Jan 1, 100 BCELabels: Alexander Mosaic, Pompeii

    • Alexander Mosaic
    • House Faun