Aristides of Thebes

Ancient Greek painters
Agatharchus Anaxandra Androcydes Antiphilus Apelles Apollodorus Aristides of Thebes Cimon of Cleonae Echion Euphranor Eupompus Melanthius Nealkes Nicomachus of Thebes Pamphilus Panaenus Parrhasius Pausias Polyeidos Polygnotus Protogenes Theon of Samos Timanthes of Sicyon Timarete Timomachus Zeuxis

Aristides of Thebes (Greek: Ἀριστείδης), was an ancient Greek painter.

Life

He lived in the 4th century BC. He had a reputation for expressiveness: for example, a picture of his representing a dying mother's fear lest her infant should suck death from her breast became celebrated. He also painted one of Alexander the Great's battles. King Attalus of Pergamon allegedly bought one of his pictures for 100 talents.^[1]

The painter Ariston was his son and pupil.

References

1. Chisholm 1911.

Attrivution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aristides (of Thebes)". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.