Panaenus

Panaenus (Ancient Greek: Πάναινος), brother or nephew of Phidias, was an ancient Greek painter who worked in conjunction with Polygnotus and Micon at Athens.[1][2]

The painting of the Battle of Marathon in the Stoa Poikile is ascribed to Panaenus and to Micon and Polygnotus, who may have assisted him.[3]

He also painted the marble sides of the throne of the statue of Zeus erected by Phidias at Olympia.[1]

Depiction of the Battle of Marathon in the Stoa Poikile, by Panaenus (reconstitution)

References

  1. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Panaenus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 663.
  2. ^ Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Panaenus
  3. ^ Smith, William (ed.) 1870, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Little & Brown, Boston & London (p. 466, entry Polygnotus).