Antiphilus

Ancient Greek painter

PersonhumanQ581959

Also known as Antiphilos

Born: 4th century BCE
Died: 4th century BCE
Birthplace: Egypt
Occupation: painter
Positions held: court painter

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Antiphilus was an ancient Greek painter from Naucratis, Egypt, in the age of Alexander the Great. He worked for Philip II of Macedon and Ptolemy I of Egypt. Thus, he was a contemporary of Apelles, whose rival he is said to have been, but he seems to have worked in quite another style. Quintilian speaks of his facility: the descriptions of his works which have come down to us show that he excelled in light and shade, in genre representations, and in caricature.

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Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Student of: Ctesidemus

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