Zeuxis

[ zook-sis ]

/ ˈzuk sɪs /

flourished c430–c400 b.c., Greek painter.

Example sentences from the Web for zeuxis

It is the same in painting; and here lies the difference between Zeuxis and Polygnotus.

Poetics |Aristotle
After them Zeuxis, who was the lawgiver to all painters; after, Parrhasius.

Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter |Ben Jonson
The correctness of Parrhasius succeeded to the genius of Zeuxis.

The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Vol. II (of 3) |Henry Fuseli
The brow of Zeuxis lowered, and indices of a whirlwind of passion were in his countenance.

The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 |Various

Nor of the painter Zeuxis, who killed himself with laughing at the sight of the antique jobbernowl of an old hag drawn by him.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois Rabelais

Zeuxis

/ (ˈzjuːksɪs) /

late 5th century bc, Greek painter, noted for the verisimilitude of his works