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Artistic Skill

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Artistic Skill
Artlessness (See INNOCENCE, NAÏVETÉ.)
Myron
Greek sculptor (5th century B.C.) of Discobolus and other works acclaimed for extraordinary lifelikeness. [Gk. Art: NCE, 1870]
Phidias
Greek sculptor (468–432 B.C.), epitome of classical art. [Gk. Art: Benét]
Pygmalion
carved so beautiful and lifelike a statue that he fell in love with it. [Gk. Myth.: Benét]
Zeuxis
Greek artist (420–390 B.C.) so skilled that birds reputedly flew to his painting of a bunch of grapes. [Gk. Art: EB (1963)]
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The sculpturing and mosaic work were both finely executed, giving evidence of a high degree of artistic skill.
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