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This is a list of Greek artists from the antiquity to today. Artists have been categorised according to their main artistic profession and according to the major historical period they lived in: the Ancient (until the foundation of the Byzantine Empire), the Byzantine (until the fall of Constantinople in 1453), Cretan Renaissance 1453-1660, Heptanese School 1660-1830 and the Modern period ...
A list of Greek painters This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The most famous of all ancient Greek painters was Apelles of Kos, whom Pliny the Elder lauded as having "surpassed all the other painters who either preceded or succeeded him." [105] [106] Due to the perishable nature of the materials used and the major upheavals at the end of antiquity, not one of the famous works of Greek panel painting has ...
Zeuxis (/ ˈ zj uː k s ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Ζεῦξις) [2] (of Heraclea) was a late 5th-century- early 4th-century BCE Greek artist famed for his ability to create images that appeared highly realistic.
Alexander (artists) Anaxandra; Androcydes (painter) Antidotus; Antiphilus; Antorides; Apaturius; Apelles; Apollodorus (painter) Aregon; Aristarete; Aristides of Thebes; Aristoclides; Aristolaos; Ariston (painter) Aristonides; Aristophon (painter) Artemon (painter) Asclepiodorus (painter) Athenion of Maroneia
Apelles of Kos (/ ə ˈ p ɛ l iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἀπελλῆς; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom much of modern scholars' knowledge of this artist is owed (Naturalis Historia 35.36.79–97 and passim), rated him superior to preceding and
Ancient Greek painters (2 C, 62 P) G. Greek graffiti artists (3 P) Greek Baroque painters (2 C, 13 P) I. Greek icon painters (15 P) L. Greek landscape painters (8 P) P.
Protogenes (/ p r oʊ ˈ t ɒ dʒ ə ˌ n iː z /; Greek: Πρωτογένης; fl. 4th century BC) was an ancient Greek painter, a contemporary rival of Apelles. As with the other famous ancient Greek painters, none of his work has survived, and it is known only from literary references and (brief) descriptions.