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Apelles was a Greek artist of the 4th century B.C. He was reputed to be the greatest painter in the ancient world. He worked as a court painter in Macedonia and his portraits of Alexander the Great were particularly famous.
None of Apelles' paintings have survived to modern times.
Sources
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989