Zeuxis

[ zook-sis ]

/ ˈzuk sɪs /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for zeuxis

It is the same in painting; and here lies the difference between Zeuxis and Polygnotus.
Poetics|Aristotle
After them Zeuxis, who was the lawgiver to all painters; after, Parrhasius.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter|Ben Jonson
The correctness of Parrhasius succeeded to the genius of Zeuxis.
The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Vol. II (of 3)|Henry Fuseli
The brow of Zeuxis lowered, and indices of a whirlwind of passion were in his countenance.
The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2|Various

Nor of the painter Zeuxis, who killed himself with laughing at the sight of the antique jobbernowl of an old hag drawn by him.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for zeuxis

Zeuxis

/ (ˈzjuːksɪs) /

noun

late 5th century bc, Greek painter, noted for the verisimilitude of his works

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