Apelles

[ uh-pel-eez ]

noun

1. 360?–315? b.c., Greek painter.

Apelles

/ əˈpɛliːz /

noun

1. Apelles4th century bc4th century bcMGreekARTS AND CRAFTS: painter 4th century bc , Greek painter of mythological subjects, none of whose work survives, his fame resting on the testimony of Pliny and other writers

Example Sentences

His pupils paid each a talent a year for instruction; and Melanthius, and even Apelles himself, for a time, were among the number.

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After Apelles the art declined, although there were distinguished artists for several centuries.

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In the suburb is the celebrated temple Asclepieium, full of votive offerings, among which is the Antigonus of Apelles.

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A cobbler finding fault with the shoe of one of his figures, Apelles at once corrected it.

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The burning of these would likewise produce coal-black, which in later times was called the Atramentum indelibile of Apelles.

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