Apelles

American  

[uh-pel-eez] / əˈpɛl iz /

noun

1. 360?–315? b.c., Greek painter.

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Apelles British  

/ əˈpɛliːz /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Alof de Wignacourt made the proclamation, comparing him to Apelles, the greatest painter of ancient times.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2020

He wrote to his friend Fréart de Chantelou, who commissioned a second series, that the subject was "worthy of an Apelles", the most famous Greek painter of antiquity.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2012

To be esteemed as a painter was to be compared with lost and mythic artists: Parrhasios, Zeuxis and Apelles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Apelles looks at her, his black servant looks at him, Alexander studies them both, and a little dog glares out at us: a circle of self-referential glances in lighthearted parody of the Antique.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is no time to feare Apelles gramm: Ne Sutor quidem ultra crepidam.

From The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America by Ward, Nathaniel