A History of Art for Beginners and Students / Painting, Sculpture, Architecture

skiagraphos, which means shadow painter.

careless of the rules of taste, only desiring to awaken admiration by the dazzling brilliance of her appearance

Zeuxis had a rival in the painter Parrhasius, and their names are often associated. On one occasion they made trial of their artistic skill. Zeuxis painted a bunch of grapes so naturally that the birds came to peck at them. Then Parrhasius painted a hanging curtain, and when his picture was exposed to the public Zeuxis asked him to draw aside his curtain, fully believing it to be of cloth and concealing a picture behind it. Thus it was judged that Parrhasius was the best artist, for he had deceived Zeuxis, while the latter had only deceived the birds.

He was very famous, and was called skiagraphos, which means shadow painter.

can never be taken from us.

a source of pleasure within ourselves

once this is done,

not to our liking,

cultivation of the imagination

disagreeable circumstances and unpleasant surroundings.