Zeuxis

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ancient Greek painter artist person

Zeuxis was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek painter celebrated for his innovative use of illusion and realism in classical art.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek painter ⓘ artist ⓘ person ⓘ
artisticInnovation	development of convincing pictorial realism ⓘ use of illusion to challenge viewers’ perception ⓘ
artisticStyle	attention to anatomical detail ⓘ careful rendering of light and shadow ⓘ emphasis on naturalism ⓘ emphasis on three-dimensional illusion ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Classical Greek culture ⓘ
era	Classical period of Ancient Greece ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Greek ⓘ
fieldOfWork	painting ⓘ
genre	figure painting ⓘ mythological painting ⓘ panel painting ⓘ
historicalStatus	known primarily through literary accounts ⓘ works are lost ⓘ
influenced	Hellenistic painters NERFINISHED ⓘ later classical Greek painters ⓘ
influencedBy	earlier Greek painters ⓘ
knownFor	illusionistic painting ⓘ realism in painting ⓘ trompe-l’oeil effects ⓘ
movement	Classical Greek art ⓘ
notableAnecdote	He reportedly laughed to death at a portrait of an old woman he had painted ⓘ His painted grapes were said to be so realistic that birds tried to peck at them ⓘ
notableWork	Helen of Troy (lost painting) NERFINISHED ⓘ Painting of a boy carrying grapes ⓘ Painting of grapes that deceived birds NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	painter ⓘ
reputation	considered among the greatest painters of Classical Greece ⓘ renowned painter in antiquity ⓘ
source	Pliny the Elder’s Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	5th century BCE ⓘ

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Archelaus I of Macedon → patronOf → Zeuxis ⓘ