After Apelles by Rob Munro
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The finest artist of western antiquity was suggested as being Apelles of Kos, who lived around the 4th century BC in ancient Greece. While nothing of his original work survives, I have re-imagined a page of his observations, quick thumbnail sketches on a scrap of papyrus, chiefly based on details of ancient Greek statues, though the tiny study in the bottom left-hand corner is suggestive of what he may have observed on a nearby table - a handled cup, a knife, a fig or pomegranate. Width: 11.5cm (4.5in); Height: 19cm (7.5in), ink on papyrus.
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Rob Munro
I have worked in a variety of media throughout my life, experimenting and exploring as I go, influenced by people I encounter and the various things I observe. I am attracted to beautiful things, and whatever pleases me is often incorporated into my works, from cityscapes and landscapes to dancers,…
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