Apelles

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Apelles was a Greek artist of the 4th century B.C. He was reputed to be the greatest painter in the ancient world. He worked as a court painter in Macedonia and his portraits of Alexander the Great were particularly famous.

None of Apelles' paintings have survived to modern times.

Sources[edit]

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989