Protogenes
Protogenes , fl. c.300 BC, one of the most celebrated Greek painters of Rhodes and Athens. Apelles is said to have been the first to recognize the talents of Protogenes, then 50 years old and known only as a painter of decorations for ships. For 20 years he enjoyed a reputation second only to that of Apelles. Ancient writers, notably Pliny the Elder, record that his works were held in high esteem by the Rhodesians. His best-known work was the Ialysus, which was removed by Vespasian to Rome, where it perished in the burning of the Temple of Peace.
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Eternity and a Day.
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 9/22/1999; ; 336 words
; The time is now and Alexander, a celebrated Greek poet who is terminally ill, is closing his beloved seaside retreat for the last time. The poet is overcome with memories of the...
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BEING AWAY.(Yane Calovski)
Magazine article from: Afterimage; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...exhibition. The fruits were labeled with an edible sticker printed with a sun-burst image recently employed as the emblem for the Macedonian national flag, but also recognized as a celebrated Greek symbol of the goddess Vergina. The ongoing politic
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Apelles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Aphrodite rising from the sea. A painting made by Botticelli from Alberti's description of Apelles' Calumny is in the Uffizi. Apelles is said to have been the first to recognize the talents of Protogenes . He also influenced Mantegna and Titian .
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Rhodes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...prosperity, power, and cultural achievement. The arts and sciences flourished on the island; major figures included the painter Protogenes and the astronomer Hipparchus. However, in the 2d cent. BC its commerce—and hence its power—declined sharply, and Rhodes...
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