Apelles
360?–315? b.c., Greek painter.
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His pupils paid each a talent a year for instruction; and Melanthius, and even Apelles himself, for a time, were among the number.
After Apelles the art declined, although there were distinguished artists for several centuries.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordIn the suburb is the celebrated temple Asclepieium, full of votive offerings, among which is the Antigonus of Apelles.
A cobbler finding fault with the shoe of one of his figures, Apelles at once corrected it.
Little Folks (November 1884) | VariousThe burning of these would likewise produce coal-black, which in later times was called the Atramentum indelibile of Apelles.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann
British Dictionary definitions for Apelles
/ (əˈpɛliːz) /
4th century bc, Greek painter of mythological subjects, none of whose work survives, his fame resting on the testimony of Pliny and other writers
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