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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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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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