(Ἀγλαοφῶν; Aglaophôn) Two Greek painters of the same name.
[1] the Elder From Thasos, father and teacher of Polygnotus [1]
from Thasos, father and teacher of Polygnotus [1], probably active since the end of the 6th cent. BC. According to Quint. Inst. 12,10,3, he was appreciated for the ‘archaism’ and the plain colouring of his paintings. There is not enough evidence of their style, but it was prob…