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Reconstruction of a mosaic depiction of the Battle of Issus after a painting supposed to be by Apelles or Philoxenus of Eretria found in the House of the Faun at Pompeii. Apelles of Kos (/ ə ˈ p ɛ l iː z /; Greek: Ἀπελλῆς; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece.
Apelles (flourished 4th century bc) was an early Hellenistic Greek painter whose work was held in such high esteem by ancient writers on art that he continues to be regarded, even though none of his work survives, as the greatest painter of antiquity.
Apr 22, 2024 · Apelles has passed down in history as antiquity’s greatest painter. All his paintings are lost but ancient tales of his deeds and talent still survive. Apr 22, 2024 • By Antonis Chaliakopoulos, MSc Museum Studies, BA History & Archaeology. Alexander the Great Gives Campaspe to Apelles, Charles Meynier, 1822, Museum of Fine Arts, Rennes.
Apelles was an ancient Greek painter renowned for his remarkable skill and technique, often celebrated as one of the greatest painters of antiquity.
Apelles was an ancient Greek painter whose skills were described by the elder Pliny in his 'Natural History' (35, 36). He is said to have been court artist to Alexander the Great. According to Pliny, Alexander asked Apelles to portray his favourite concubine Campaspe.
Apelles. Greek painter active in the 4th century bc, born at Colophon in Asia Minor. Apelles was reckoned in antiquity to be the greatest of Greek painters, renowned particularly for his gracefulness, but none of his work survives.
The ancient Greek artist Apelles was a renowned painter of the Hellenistic period. He was held in such high esteem by ancient writers on art that he continues to be regarded as the greatest painter of antiquity even though none of his work survives. Almost as little is known of Apelles’ life as of his art.
Apelles ( Απελλής) (flourished 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom we owe much of our knowledge of this artist (N.H. 35.36.79-97 and passim) rated him first of all who preceded him and who came after.
Apelles was an ancient Greek painter whose skills were described by the elder Pliny in his Natural History (77–79 AD). He is said to have been court artist to Alexander the Great. According to Pliny, Alexander asked Apelles to portray his favourite concubine Campaspe.
The young artist is Alexander the Great's court painter, Apelles, whom ancient writers considered the greatest artist of their time. According to Pliny's Natural History of 77 A.D., Alexander...
