Zeuxis

[ zook-sis ]

noun

1. flourished c430–c400 b.c., Greek painter.

Zeuxis

/ ˈzjuːksɪs /

noun

1. Zeuxis5th century bc5th century bcMGreekARTS AND CRAFTS: painter late 5th century bc , Greek painter, noted for the verisimilitude of his works

Example Sentences

We shall conclude this chapter with a celebrated Painter of Antiquity, named Zeuxis.

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The grapes of Zeuxis did not need this power of action to tempt the birds as did the boy in order to frighten them.

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The expression of Pliny was therefore a just one, that Zeuxis had given great glory to the brush.

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The hero of Timanthes and the athlete of Zeuxis were equally celebrated among Grecian paintings as ideals of manly form.

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He has been called indeed "the modern Zeuxis," after the famous Greek painter whose painted grapes deceived the birds.

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