Asclepiodorus
Asclepiodorus of Athens was a painter, contemporary of Apelles, who considered him to excel himself in the symmetry and correctness of his drawing. Plutarch ranks him with Euphranor and Nicias.
Also recorded as Asklepiodoros of Athens
Asclepiodorus
- Nationality
- Classical Athens
- Occupation
- painter
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Asclepiodorus of Athens was a painter, contemporary of Apelles, who considered him to excel himself in the symmetry and correctness of his drawing. Plutarch ranks him with Euphranor and Nicias.
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gnd · 1276111118 · wikidata · Q4803922
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Asclepiodorus is a painter.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1276111118, Asclepiodorus, Comicus.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4803922: Asclepiodorus
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- 1.Naturalis Historia, XXXV, 10.
- 2.Moralia, "La gloria di Atene", 2.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1276111118, Asclepiodorus, Comicus.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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