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Apollodorus , fl. 430-400 BC, Athenian painter, called the Shadower, said to have introduced the use of light and shade to model form. Among his few known works are Ajax Struck by Lightning and Priest in the Act of Devotion; both were at Pergamum in the time of Pliny the Elder; none has survived.

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Apollodorus (2nd cent. bc), Athenian grammarian known to have written about the gods. An extant treatise on mythology, the Bibliotheca (first printed 1555) was attributed to him. This work, directly or indirectly, provided Jonson and Milton with some of their mythological material.

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Apollodorus. Athenian painter of the late 5th century bc. None of his works survive, but ancient writers rated him as one of the leading painters of his period. He was nicknamed Sciagraphus (Shadow Painter) because he was the first to model his figures in light and shade, a notable step forward in pictorial illusion that was carried further by Zeuxis.

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