Parrhasius

Parrhasius, one of the greatest painters of ancient Greece, was at Athens and already distinguished among artists about the year 470 B.C. According to Xenophon, he held a conversation with Socrates, and he was a younger contemporary of Zeuxis. Parrhasius appears to have surpassed all his predecessors in purity of design, accuracy of drawing, force of expression, and what is technically called 'finish.' And it seems that his vanity and pride were equal to his artistic skill.