Androkydes

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Androkydes ( Greek  Ἀνδροκύδης ) was a Greek painter from Kyzikos who worked at the end of the 5th and beginning of the 4th century BC. Was active.

According to Pliny, Androkydes was a contemporary and competitor of the painters Zeuxis , Timanthes , Eupompos and Parrhasios . Between 382 and 379 BC Androkydes was commissioned by the pro- Spartan oligarchs of Thebes to produce a battle picture. Because of the eventful history of Thebes during these years, however, he had to interrupt work on the picture when the pro-Spartan party in 379 BC. Was expelled from Thebes. He was only able to complete it after the liberation of the city, it was exhibited in public and given its destination in 371 BC. The main characters of the painting were apparently Pelopidas and Epaminondas , subject possibly to the situation of the year 385 BC. In which Epaminondas defended the wounded Pelopidas in the battle against the Arcadians at Mantineia . At the request of a certain Menekleide, however, the image was to be rededicated to glorify the Theban commander Charon and his insignificant victory in a minor battle before that of Leuctra . Apparently the depiction of the battle was so unspecific and the portraits of Pelopidas and Epaminondas so little individual that just changing the caption or dedication could fundamentally change the meaning of the picture.

Another painting represented Scylla and was praised for the lifelike reproduction of the fish swimming around Scylla, which, according to anecdotal evidence, earned Androkydes, who, according to anecdotal evidence, was a great lover of fish dishes, the title ζωγράϕος , "nature painter". Vitruvius counts him among those painters who were not lucky enough to have played an important role despite the best talents.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Pliny, Naturalis historia 35, 64.
  2. ↑ a b Plutarch , Pelopidas 25, 8.
  3. ↑ Plutarch, Pelopidas 4, 5.
  4. ↑ Plutarch, quaestiones convivales 4, 2, 3; 4, 4, 2 (= 665 D and 668 C).
  5. ↑ Athenaios , Deipnosophistai 8, 341 A.
  6. ^ Vitruvius 3, praefatio 2.

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personal data
SURNAME Androkydes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek painter
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Kyzikos
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC Chr.