One of the earliest painters from Corinth, mentioned in Plin. HN 35,15f.; his name stands for the origin of the genera (prima pictura). C. was considered the inventor of line art, creating his work from outlines and filling them in. Stylistic comparisons with vase painting of the early 7th cent. date his work to the same period. Also only known from the literature (Str. 8,343; Athen. 8…
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Hoesch, Nicola (Munich),
Inwood, Brad (Toronto) and
Nutton, Vivian (London),
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