Aristolaos

Aristolaos (Greek: Ἀριστόλαος, 350? BC) was a Greek painter of high caliber who lived in Sicyon, and who was the son and pupil of the painter Pausias.[1]

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

According to Pliny he was a very austere painter. He tried to improve the work of his father, The Sacrifice of Oxen. Works by Aristolaos include Theseus, Pericles, Epaminondas, Medea, and Attic Demos.[1]

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Ancient Greek Pottery Painters

References

Pollitt, Jerome Jordan (1990). The art of ancient Greece: sources and documents. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-27366-8.

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