Oliver Taplin here sets out to examine the previously understudied tragic scenes on ceramic vases. Through detailed scrutiny of some 109 vases and vase fragments with depictions of Greek tragedies, he is able to identify plays and scenes by the great playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Despite the uncertainties of many identifications, Taplin demonstrates that some Greek vase-paintings are significantly related to tragedies, and that the two art forms throw light on each other. Appreciation of this interrelationship enhances the quality and power of both drama and vase-painting.