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Apollodorus

阿波罗多罗斯

Apollodorus

Apollodorus

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Painter
Founder of Skiagraphia

Biography

Apollodorus Skiagraphos (Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ σκιαγράφος) was an influential Ancient Greek painter of the 5th century BC whose work has since been entirely lost. Apollodorus left a technique behind known as skiagraphia, a way to easily produce shadow, that affected the works not only of his contemporaries but also of later generations. This shading technique uses hatched areas to give the illusion of both shadow and volume.

Inspiring Quote

"Painting is a play of light and shadow."

—— Attributed by later writers

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