NICOMACHUS

flourished 4th century BC, , Thebes, Boeotia Greek painter. Nicomachus' work was overshadowed by that of his great contemporaries; the Roman connoisseur Vitruvius said that if his fame was less than that of others, it was the fault of fortune rather than of demerit. Pliny the Elder gave a list of his works, including Rape of Persephone, Victory in a Quadriga, a group of Apollo and Artemis, and the Mother of the Gods Seated on a Lion. Pliny also said that he was a rapid worker and used only four colours.