Aristides of Thebes ( grc-gre, Ἀριστείδης ὁ Θηβαῖος), 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
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to t ...
's battles. King
Attalus of Pergamon allegedly bought one of his pictures for 100
talents.
The painter
Ariston was his son and pupil.
References
Ancient Greek painters
Ancient Thebans
Art of ancient Boeotia
Painters of Alexander the Great
4th-century BC Greek people
4th-century BC painters
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