Apelles

[ uh-pel-eez ]
/ əˈpɛl iz /

noun

360?–315? b.c., Greek painter.

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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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