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Polygnotus

[ pol-ig-noh-tuhs ]

noun

  1. fl. c450 b.c., Greek painter.


Polygnotus

/ ˌpɒlɪɡˈnəʊtəs /

noun

  1. Polygnotus5th century bc5th century bcMGreekARTS AND CRAFTS: painter 5th century bc , Greek painter: associated with Cimon in rebuilding Athens
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Example Sentences

Some scanty fragments of the lower part of the frescoed walls have survived; but they are not enough to give any information as to the work of Polygnotus.

Polygnotus of Thasos was regarded by his compatriots as a great ethical painter.

With the middle of the century the works of these makers are succeeded by unsigned vases of most beautiful design, some of them showing the influence of Polygnotus.

Panaenus, brother of Pheidias, worked with Polygnotus, and many of the groupings found in the sculptures of the Parthenon remind us of those usual with the Thasian master.

The noble paintings of such masters as Polygnotus, Micon and Panaenus, which once adorned the walls of the great porticoes of Athens and Delphi, have disappeared.

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