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Timanthes

By N.S. Gill, About.com

Known for:

The ancient Greek artist Timanthes' masterpiece was his painting of the sacrifice of Iphigenia.

Dates:

Timanthes painted around 400 B.C.

Origin:

Timanthes was from Sicyon.

Contemporaries:

Parrhasius and Zeuxis

Genre:

Painting

Ancient Sources:

Pliny wrote about Timanthes.

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