Cornelius Tlepolemos

Cornelius Tlepolemos was an ancient Greek painter of the first half of the 1st century BC. From the Pamphylia region .

The information about Cornelius Tlepolemos and his brother Hieron comes exclusively from Marcus Tullius Cicero's speeches against Verres . According to Cicero, the brothers had to flee their homeland, Kibyra, because of temple violence. They then occurred in the year 80 BC. In the service of Gaius Verres , who was legatus pro quaestore in Cilicia at that time . In the following years they tracked down works of art for Verres in Asia Minor . As Verres 73 v. Chr. BC became governor of Sicily , they continued their activity until 71 BC. Chr. Continued on the island. The brothers advised Verres professionally and also helped him with his art robberies. Cornelius Tlepolemos' own works have not survived or at least cannot be assigned to him.

swell

Marcus Tullius Cicero : The speeches against Verres. 4.30-33, 47, 96.

literature

Richard Neudecker : The sculptural decoration of Roman villas in Italy. (= Contributions to the development of Hellenistic and Imperial Sculpture and Architecture, Volume 9) von Zabern, Mainz 1988, ISBN 3-8053-0937-6 , p. 19.
Rainer Vollkommer : Cornelius Tlepolemos. In: Derselbe (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 146.

personal data
SURNAME	Cornelius Tlepolemos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek painter
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	1st century BC Chr.