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Philostratus (Flavius Philostratus) (fĭlŏs`trətəs; flā`vēəs), fl. c.217, Greek Sophist. From a famous literary family in Lemnos, he settled in Athens in later life. His works include Life of Apollonius of Tyana (a philosopher) and Lives of the Sophists. 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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The application of the term "ekphrasis" has been challenged as philologically inappropriate, but it adequately designates a formulaic mode derived especially from descriptions of pictures in the Imagines ascribed to Philostratus the Younger. The passages to which Summers makes reference are Plutarch, Alexander 1, 3, in which the face and features around the eyes are identified as the loci in which the painter reveals the sitter's character (ethos); and Philostratus the Younger, Imagines, procemium, 3, in which the "state of the cheeks and the expression of the eyes and the character of the eyebrows" are the features in which "the signs of men's character [ethos]" are revealed. |
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