Zeuxis

[ zook-sis ]

/ ˈzuk sɪs /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Zeuxis

zetta-, zettabyte, zettahertz, zeugma, Zeus, Zeuxis, Zeya, ZFG, Zhangjiakou, Zhangzhou, Zhanjiang

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How to use Zeuxis in a sentence

We shall conclude this chapter with a celebrated Painter of Antiquity, named Zeuxis.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
The grapes of Zeuxis did not need this power of action to tempt the birds as did the boy in order to frighten them.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The expression of Pliny was therefore a just one, that Zeuxis had given great glory to the brush.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The hero of Timanthes and the athlete of Zeuxis were equally celebrated among Grecian paintings as ideals of manly form.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

He has been called indeed "the modern Zeuxis," after the famous Greek painter whose painted grapes deceived the birds.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

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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