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He was noted especially for two pictures, one of which represented [[Ajax the Great|Ajax]] during his madness, the other [[Medea]] meditating the slaying of her children. Both of these works were remarkable for their power of expression, especially in the face, and so belong to the latest phase of [[Greek art]]. |
He was noted especially for two pictures, one of which represented [[Ajax the Great|Ajax]] during his madness, the other [[Medea]] meditating the slaying of her children. Both of these works were remarkable for their power of expression, especially in the face, and so belong to the latest phase of [[Greek art]]. |
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Of the Medea we may form some notion from paintings found at [[Pompeii]], representing that heroine standing with a sheathed sword |
Of the Medea we may form some notion from paintings found at [[Pompeii]], representing that heroine standing with a sheathed sword |
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Revision as of 17:01, 21 August 2005
Timomachus, was a Greek painter of the 1st century BC.
He was noted especially for two pictures, one of which represented Ajax during his madness, the other Medea meditating the slaying of her children. Both of these works were remarkable for their power of expression, especially in the face, and so belong to the latest phase of Greek art.
Of the Medea we may form some notion from paintings found at Pompeii, representing that heroine standing with a sheathed sword