Artistic Skill
37. Artistic Skill
- Myron Greek sculptor (5th century B.C.) of Discobolus and other works acclaimed for extraordinary lifelikeness. [Gk. Art: NCE, 1870]
- Phidias Greek sculptor (468–432 B.C.), epitome of classical art. [Gk. Art: Benét]
- Pygmalion carved so beautiful and lifelike a statue that he fell in love with it. [Gk. Myth.: Benét]
- Zeuxis Greek artist (420–390 B.C.) so skilled that birds reputedly flew to his painting of a bunch of grapes. [Gk. Art: EB (1963)]
Artlessness (See INNOCENCE, NAÏVETÉ.)
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