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Protogenes (prōtŏj`ənēz), fl. c.300 B.C., one of the most celebrated Greek painters of Rhodes and Athens. Apelles is said to have been the first to recognize the talents of Protogenes, then 50 years old and known only as a painter of decorations for ships. For 20 years he enjoyed a reputation second only to that of Apelles. Ancient writers, notably Pliny the Elder, record that his works were held in high esteem by the Rhodesians. His best-known work was the Ialysus, which was removed by Vespasian to Rome, where it perished in the burning of the Temple of Peace.

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No references found			Apelles' line was nonrepresentational but was of such extreme delicacy that his rival Protogenes recognized it as the self-referential index of the master artist. David Rosand. Drawing Acts: Studies in Graphic Expression and ... by Marciari, John / Renaissance Quarterly One finds in this central role left to chance a sort of amplified echo of Protogenes and his sponge. Ghosts of chance by Criqui, Jean-Pierre / Artforum International Apelles, Pliny tells us, expressed his admiration for Protogenes by claiming the latter to be superior to himself. Ptolemy and Strabo and their conversation with Appeles and ... by Joost-Gaugier, Christiane L. / Renaissance Quarterly			Protococcaceae Protococcida Protococcophyceae Protococcus Protocol protocol analyser protocol anomaly Protocol Buffers protocol converter protocol data unit protocol layer protocol stack protocol-based DRAM protocol-level timer Protocols of the Elders of Zion Protocucujidae Protoderm Protodiakonov, Mikhail Protodiakonov, Mikhail Mikhailovich protodolomite Protodonata Protodrilidae protoenstatite Protoeumalacostraca protogalaxy Protogenes protogenic Protogyny protointraclast Protolanguage protolith Protomastigida protome protomer Protometamorphosis protomic capital Protomonadina Protomonida protomylonite Protomyzostomidae Proton proton accelerator proton acid proton capture proton drip-line proton magnetometer proton microscope proton moment proton number proton radioactivity proton resonance			protoctists protoctists Protocucujidae protoderm protoderm protodermal protodermal Protodiakonov, Mikhail Protodiakonov, Mikhail Mikhailovich protodiastole protodiastolic protodiastolic gallop protodolomite Protodonata Protodrilidae protoduodenum protoenstatite Protoeumalacostraca protofibril protofilament Protoflight protogalactic protogalactic protogalaxies protogalaxies protogalaxy protogalaxy protogaster protogaster protogaster Protogenes protogenic protogenic protogenic protogeometric Protogeometric Art Protogermanic Protogine protogynies protogynous protogynous protogynous protogyny protogyny protogyny protoheme protohemin protohippus protohistorian protohistoric Protohistoric archaeology protohistory protohuman protohumans Protoindoeuropean protointraclast PROTOKOL protokylol hydrochloride protolanguage protolanguage

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