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Mikon (mī`kŏn), fl. c.460 B.C., Greek painter and sculptor. In collaboration with Polygnotus he painted The Greeks and the Amazons and the celebrated Battle of Marathon in the Stoa Poecile (Gr. Poikile) at Athens. He is supposed to have contributed paintings for the decoration of the temple of the Dioscuri at Athens and the Theseum. Miconor Mikon(flourished 5th century BC, Greece) Greek painter and sculptor. A contemporary and pupil of Polygnotus, he joined him in developing the treatment of space and perspective in Greek painting. Micon is known for the mural painting on the Stoa Poikile (Painted Stoa [portico]) on the agora at Athens and for the paintings at the Theseum at Athens. His innovations in spatial elaboration helped initiate the decline of Greek pottery painting. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1 Santa Fe Springs 90670 12 Mikon Computer Systems Inc. The answer lies in the Mikon Rumrich wishes to put in its place, for the "unbound" Milton is, as we might expect, its precise alter ego: "fundamental to my larger argument is the claim that Milton was a poet of indeterminacy who found ways to incorporate the uncertain and the evolving into his most highly realized works of literary art" (24). New York-based Creative Director and Partner Mikon van Gastel is heading the IF team. |
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