Nicomachus of Thebes (Greek: Νικόμαχος; fl. 4th century BC) was an ancient Greekpainter, a native of Thebes, and a contemporary of the great painters of the Classical period. He trained under his father Aristides, also a painter.[1]
Pliny gives a list of his works; among them a Rape of Proserpina, Victory in a Quadriga, Apollo and Diana, and Cybele seated on a Lion. Many of his works were taken to Rome. Pliny tells us that he was a very rapid worker and claims that he was one of the painters who used only four colors. Plutarch mentions his paintings as possessing the Homeric merit of ease and absence of effort. Cicero equally praises his works. Vitruvius observes that if his fame was less than his contemporaries, it was the fault of fortune rather than a lack of talent.[2][3]
Denarius of Lucius Plautius Plancus, 47 BC. The reverse is a reproduction of Nicomachus' Victory in a Quadriga, which was placed in the Temple of Jupiter by Lucius Munatius Plancus, consul in 43 BC and Plautius' natural brother.[4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nicomachus (painter)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 664.
Michael Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge University Press (1974, 2001).
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