Antidotus
Antidotus was an ancient Greek painter, mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History
Life
Antidotus flourished about 336 BC.[1] According to Pliny he was a pupil of Euphranor, and the teacher of Nicias the Athenian. He worked in encaustic.[2]
Pliny says that "Antidotus, as a painter, was more careful in his works than prolific, and his colouring was of a severe style." He mentions three pictures by him in Athens: "a Combatant armed with a shield; a Wrestler, also; and a Trumpeter, a work which has been considered a most exquisite production."[2]
Pliny is the only writer to have mentioned him.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bryan 1886.
- 1 2 Pliny 1857, p. 275.
Sources
- Pliny the Elder (1857). The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 6. London: H.G. Bohn. Translation by John Bostock and H.T. Riley.
Attribution
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Antidotus". In Graves, Robert Edmund. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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