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Agatharchus

500 BC - 460 BC

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Agatharchus or Agatharch (Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθαρχος) was a self-taught painter from Samos, who lived in the 5th century BC. His father was named Eudemos (Εὔδημος). He is said by Vitruvius to have invented scenic painting, and to have painted a scene (scenam fecit) for a tragedy which Aeschylus exhibited. Hence some writers, such as Karl Woermann, have supposed that he introduced perspective and illusionism into painting. However, as this appears to contradict Aristotle's assertion that scenic painting was introduced by Sophocles, some scholars understand Vitruvius to mean merely that Agatharchus constructed a stage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agatharchus is the 783rd most popular painter (down from 782nd in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Greece (up from 410th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Agatharchus ranks 783 out of 2,023. Before him are Giovanna Garzoni, Jean Metzinger, Bada Shanren, Julian Schnabel, Sebastiaen Vrancx, and Cassandre. After him are Cornelis de Vos, Wen Zhengming, Frans Pourbus the Younger, Anna Chromý, Shen Zhou, and Jost Amman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Agatharchus ranks 43. Before him are Anytus, Perictione, Cebes, Pleistoanax, Inaros II, and Hippo. After him are Calamis, Diagoras of Rhodes, Cephisodotus the Elder, Callimachus, Hermocrates, and Antalcidas. Among people deceased in 460 BC, Agatharchus ranks 9. Before him are Meton of Athens, Mnesikles, Pharnabazus II, Paeonius, Parrhasius, and Hippo. After him are Calamis, Diagoras of Rhodes, Callimachus, Telesilla, Achaemenes, and Sophron.

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  • Photo of Anytus

    Anytus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 64.96

    Rank: 37

  • Photo of Perictione

    Perictione

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.71

    Rank: 38

  • Photo of Cebes

    Cebes

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.47

    Rank: 39

  • Photo of Pleistoanax

    Pleistoanax

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 408 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 40

  • Photo of Inaros II

    Inaros II

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 63.91

    Rank: 41

  • Photo of Hippo

    Hippo

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 63.65

    Rank: 42

  • Photo of Agatharchus

    Agatharchus

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 63.15

    Rank: 43

  • Photo of Calamis

    Calamis

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 63.03

    Rank: 44

  • Photo of Diagoras of Rhodes

    Diagoras of Rhodes

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.96

    Rank: 45

  • Photo of Cephisodotus the Elder

    Cephisodotus the Elder

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 62.84

    Rank: 46

  • Photo of Callimachus

    Callimachus

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.79

    Rank: 47

  • Photo of Hermocrates

    Hermocrates

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    500 BC - 408 BC

    HPI: 62.78

    Rank: 48

  • Photo of Antalcidas

    Antalcidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 62.64

    Rank: 49

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Others Deceased in 460 BC

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  • Photo of Meton of Athens

    Meton of Athens

    MATHEMATICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 69.92

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Mnesikles

    Mnesikles

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 68.38

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Pharnabazus II

    Pharnabazus II

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 68.35

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Paeonius

    Paeonius

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 66.77

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Parrhasius

    Parrhasius

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 66.20

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Hippo

    Hippo

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 63.65

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Agatharchus

    Agatharchus

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 63.15

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Calamis

    Calamis

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 63.03

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Diagoras of Rhodes

    Diagoras of Rhodes

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.96

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Callimachus

    Callimachus

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.79

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Telesilla

    Telesilla

    WRITER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.54

    Rank: 13

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    Achaemenes

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.00

    Rank: 14

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    Sophron

    WRITER

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 61.96

    Rank: 15

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agatharchus ranks 407 out of 1,024. Before him are Phaedon Gizikis (1917), Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Pelops of Sparta (-210), Ptolemy of Aloros (-450), Erinna (-400), and Eucleidas (-201). After him are Peithon (-355), Ion of Chios (-490), Christos Sartzetakis (1929), Nikolaos Andriakopoulos (1878), Polydorus of Sparta (-741), and Onesicritus (-360).

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Among PAINTERS In Greece

Among painters born in Greece, Agatharchus ranks 5. Before him are El Greco (1541), Giorgio de Chirico (1888), Nikolaos Gyzis (1842), and Jannis Kounellis (1936). After him are Achilles Painter (-470), Timarete (-420), Apollodorus (-500), Douris (-600), Euphranor (-301), Pamphilus (-390), and Yannis Tsarouchis (1910).

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