Aristides of Thebes

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Aristides of Thebes was an ancient Greek painter of the 4th century BC. He is said to have excelled in expression. For example, a picture of his representing a dying mother's fear lest her infant should suck death from her breast was much celebrated. He also painted one of Alexander the Great's battles. One of his pictures was said to have been bought by King Attalus for 100 talents.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.