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Pausias
Pausias , fl. 1st half of 4th cent. BC, Greek painter. He was celebrated for his decorative paintings, particularly in encaustic , a method which he is said to have invented. His most famous single work, A Sacrifice, containing an admirably foreshortened and modeled figure of a bull, was preserved until late Roman times in the portico of Pompey's temple in Rome. |
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"Pausias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pausias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pausias.html "Pausias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pausias.html |
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Pausias of Sicyon
Pausias of Sicyon. Greek painter of the mid-4th century bc. He was renowned for his small pictures of boys and of flowers, and he was said to be the first painter who fully mastered the encaustic technique. According to Pliny he was also the first to paint ceiling coffers, but this is considered unlikely.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Pausias of Sicyon." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Pausias of Sicyon." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PausiasofSicyon.html IAN CHILVERS. "Pausias of Sicyon." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-PausiasofSicyon.html |
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