Apelles

[ uh-pel-eez ]

/ əˈpɛl iz /

noun

360?–315? b.c., Greek painter.

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Examples from the Web for apelles

What is related of Apelles the painter has in fact befallen the Sceptic.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover
The pictures alluded to were the works of Apelles, Apollodorus, and Protogenes.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 262, July 7, 1827|Various
"None of Apelles's paintings are in existence now," he answered.
The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander|Frank R. Stockton
These 359facts convinced the king of the folly of Apelles and Leontius, and he once more decided to stand by Aratus.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius

He called him the Apelles of his time, and paid him one thousand scudi in gold for each portrait.
Famous European Artists|Sarah K. Bolton

British Dictionary definitions for apelles

Apelles

/ (əˈpɛliːz) /

noun

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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