Antifilo
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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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- Works
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- Die Epigramme des Antiphilos von Byzanz
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Egypt
- Occupation
- painter
- Position held
- court painter
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- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- date of death
- 0360-00-00
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Article · Português
Antífilo, (em grego clássico: Ἀντίφιλος; Náucratis, c. 310 a.C. — c. 280 a.C.) foi um pintor grego de Náucratis, Egito, no período de Alexandre, o Grande. Ele trabalhou para Filipe II da Macedônia e Ptolomeu I do Egito. Foi contemporâneo de Apeles, de quem dizem ter sido rival, mas parece ter trabalho em um estilo diferente. Quintiliano fala de sua habilidade: as descrições de suas obras que chegaram até nós mostram que ele se destacou em contrastes de luz e sombra, em representações de gênero, e em caricatura.
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