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Polygnotus
Polygnotus was a Greek painter from Thasos, active in Athens in the mid-5th century BCE. He painted large murals of mythical and historical scenes, among them the Sack of Troy and the Underworld in the Lesche of the Knidians at Delphi, and works in the Stoa Poikile at Athens. Ancient writers praised the character and expression of his figures; none of his works survives.
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