Apelles Paints Campaspa (1713-1714). Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659-1734). Oil on canvas. The State
Apelles Paints Campaspa (1713-1714). Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659-1734). Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum.Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great, was painted by Apelles, who had the reputation for being the greatest of painters. The episode occasioned an apocryphal exchange that was reported in Pliny’s Natural History: “Seeing the beauty of the nude portrait, Alexander saw that the artist appreciated Campaspe (and loved her) more than he. And so Alexander kept the portrait, but presented Campaspe to Apelles.” -- source link
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