Polygnotus of Thasos worked at a period when the terms of art itself were being renegotiated.
The record lists Polygnotus of Thasos as 5th-century BC Greek painter.
Polygnotus of Thasos was born at Thasos in -500.
Art then served temple, tomb and state; the maker's name was rarely the point and is usually lost.
He worked as painter.
Among his best-known works are Battle of Marathon, Iliupersis of Polygnotus and Nekyia of Polygnotus. An artist's reputation moves with taste, but the work stays exactly where it was left.
Polygnotus of Thasos died in -500, aged 0. The work remains, hanging in collections that outlived both the artist and the market that first priced it.
Achievements
- Notable work: Battle of Marathon
- Notable work: Iliupersis of Polygnotus
- Notable work: Nekyia of Polygnotus
