Question

select the correct answer.
which style of vase had a black background?
a. red-figure vases
b. black-figure vases
c. white-ground vases

Explanation:

Black - figure vases are a type of ancient Greek vase painting where the background is black, and the figures are in the natural color of the clay (usually red - brown) with details incised. Red - figure vases have a red background (the clay color) with black figures, and white - ground vases have a white background. So the style of vase with a black background is black - figure vases.

Answer:

B. black - figure vases