Contents

Pamphilus (painter)

PamphilusofAmphipolis (Ancient Greek: Πάμφιλος, fourth century BC) was a Macedonian^[1] painter and head of Sicyonian school. Under his influence painting became a regular part of Greek classical education,^[2] and a number of his pupils went on to become well-known painters.

Career[edit]

Pamphilus was the disciple of Eupompus, the founder of the Sicyonian school of painting, and worked to establish this school.^[3] Of his own works we have mostly scanty accounts; but he was well known and respected as a teacher of his style of art. Among those who paid price for his tuition were Melanthius, Pausias and Apelles^[4] the painter of Alexander the Great.

According to Pliny, Pamphilus was an educated man, both in literacy and mathematics.^[5] He promoted the importance of education to the development of skilful painting.^[6]

Legacy[edit]

The prominence of Pamphilus' school of painting contributed to the acceptance of painting as important to the education of noble youth.^[7] His ideas about the incorporation of mathematical skills in painting were quoted centuries later as evidence that painting was a science.^[8]

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• The Ancient Library - Pamphilus (Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology)
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pamphilus, a Greek painter of the 4th century" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
• Kehayas Gounaris, Ioannis (2016). Πάμφιλος ὁ Ἀμφιπολίτης - Pamphilus the Amphipolitan. Σέρρες. ISBN 978-960-88423-8-0.

This Ancient Greek biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.