Damophilus (painter)

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Damophilos ( ancient Greek Δαμόφιλος , Latin Damophilus ) was an ancient Greek painter and coroplast (clay artist).

Damophilus probably came from Greater Greece and worked in Rome . Together with his colleague Gorgasos he was responsible for the decoration of the 493 BC. Chr. Consecrated between Circus Maximus and Aventine located, Ceres Temple in charge. Damophilus was responsible for furnishing the right side of the temple. At work, older Etruscan ornamental reliefs were first removed, put into frames and reused. Damophilos and Gorgasos, however, worked in the Greek style. They created gable figures ( acroterion ) out of terracotta and painted murals. The signature of the works was done in the form of artist epigrams . The works were retained during later renovations. Nothing of this has survived today, at least it cannot be assigned.

An equation with the demophilos of Himera , who was active in the second half of the 5th century and is considered to be the teacher of the Zeuxis of Herakleia , cannot be proven.

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SURNAME Damophilus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Δαμόφιλος (ancient Greek); Damophilus (Latin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Greek painter and coroplast
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC Chr.