Zeuxis; Greek painter 5th century BC. A contest between Zeuxis and Parrhasios (Z. malt grapes, P. a curtain, the birds want to peck at the grapes, Z. wants to draw the curtain off P.'s picture). Copper engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650). From Joh. Lud. Gottfried, Historical Chronica, Frankfurt a. M. (M. Merian) 1630, p. 186. Berlin, Sammlung Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte.
ID
AKG171077
ProductionDate
1630
EventDate
-450
Credit line
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Collection
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Category
Art
Ancient Civilisations
Personalities
Museum
Berlin, Sammlung Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte
Technique
Copper Engraving
Graphic Art
Printed Graphics
Time period
Ancient World
5th century B.C.
1st millennium B.C.
Topic
German Art
History
Life of an Artist
Artist
Art
Scene
Illustration
Book Illustration
Contest
Person
Location
Greece
Person
Matthaeus Merian, the Elder
Johann Ludwig Gottfried
Zeuxis
Parrhasios
Work
Gottfried-Chronik
High
3364 × 2412 (23.2 MB) 28.5 cm × 20.4 cm @ 300 dpi
Lossless
3763 × 2698 (29.0 MB) 31.9 cm × 22.8 cm @ 300 dpi
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