Eumelos (painter)
Eumelos ( ancient Greek Εὔμηλος ) was a Greek painter who worked in the 2nd century.
He is mentioned by Flavius Philostratos as a painter, of whom a painting of Helena could be seen in the Roman Forum in Rome . The painter Aristodemos , who was Philostratus' guest for four years, is said to have painted in a similar way.
literature
- Otto Rossbach : Eumelos 16. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, Sp. 1082 ( digitized version ).
- Lidia Forti: Eumelos . In: Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli (ed.): Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale , Volume 3. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960.
- Rainer Vollkommer : Eumelos . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , p. 226.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eumelos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Εὔμηλος (ancient Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century or 3rd century |