of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 503 
A thevetyimage of Angerand Wrath alfo with him, in habit of awoman, Ovet and befides thé 
- noble Achilles wasof his making,a peece of worke well accepted and muchtalked of Ot his do- 
ing is Epifates teachiig men howto wreftle and exercife other feats of activitie. As for Sivongy- 
lion,hemade one of the Amazones, which for an excellent fine and proper leg that {hee had; 
they call Zucwemos 3,andin that regard Nero the Emperourfet fo great {tore by this irsage,that 
it wascatied ordinarily. wherefoever hee went. This artificer made likewife another brafen image 
refembling a faire anidf{weet boy, which for the fingular beautie Brutus of Philippi foloved, that 
it wascommonly calledby his {urname PAslippenfiss 
Theedorws whomadethe Maze or Labyrinth at Samos, caufed his owne image to bee caft in 
braffe, which befides the wonderfull neare refemblance and likenefle to himfelfe, was conttived 
B foartificially befides,and{et outwith other fine devifes that he was much renowned for the work- 
manfhip,and in the fight of all men it was admirable: he carieth yetin his righthand a file,and in 
his left he bare fomerime(with three fingers)alittle prety coach, and the fame with four horfes at 
it;which was afterwards taken from the reft,and had away to Prenefte: bur both thecoach, the 
teeme of horfes,and the coachman were couched in fo fmallaroume,that a lictle fie(which alfo 
he devifed to be made to the reft)covered all with her pretie wings. bon? : 
Kenocrates was apprentice to Tificrates, or asfome fay, to Eathycrates ; but whether of the 
twain was his mafter,he outwent them both inthe number of {tatues & inagestinat he wrought, 
and befides compiled bookes of his owne art and workmanthip; 
Many artificers there were, that by Imagerie delighted tocounterfeit in brafle the batrailes 
C thatking Astalws and Eumenes both, fought againft the Galatians or Gallogreckes; and namely, 
Yigonus,? yromachus,Stratonicus and Antigonus,and this artifane laftnamed,compofed bockes 
alfo of his owne art. Boethivs, although he was a better workinan in filver, yet one peece of work 
hee madein brafle, which had an excellent grace,and that was a childthrotling a Goofe by the 
necke, F | 
Of all thefe peeces of antique worke which I have reckoned up, the moft choifeand fingular 
above the reft Nevo beforetime had by his violent edicts and commaundements caufed to bee 
brought from all parts to Rome,and hee difpofed them in diverferoumes of his golden houfe for 
to adorne and beautifie the fame; but now they be confecrated by V¢/pafian the Emperor, in the 
temple of Peace,and in other ftately buildings andedificesofhis, 4 
D Many other excellent artificers there are befidcs thefe above rehearfed : but they may bee all 
raunged in one ranke,and counted for their skill and cunning equall,for a man thal] not find one 
peece of worke of their making, that carieth any fingularitic above the reft,and namely 47ziton, 
who alfo was wontto grave and chafe in filver,Callias Clefias,Cantharus of Sicyone, Dionyfodorus 
who was an apprentice trained up under Critias , Deliades, Eupherion,Eunicus,and Hecataus, As 
touching famous engravers in filver,I read of Lesbocles,Prodorus,Pithodieus and Poiyenotus,who 
alfo were molt excellentand renowned painters. Likewife, of filverfmiths ot gravers in filver,wee 
~ have Stratonicus,and Seymnuswho had for his maifter Critias, 
Now will [reckon up thofe worthie and famous Imageurs, who emploied themfelves in one 
and the fame kind of workes. In the firft place, 4pollodorus, Androbulus, A{cleptodorusand Alenas 
E tooke pleafureto expreffe the fimilitudes of learned men and Philofophers.As for Apelles,he de- 
lighted befides to reprefent women at their devotions, adoring the gods, and offering facrifices. 
Antigonus had a grace likewife to reprefent one *currying and {craping his skin all over the body *Dejzssomencr 
in a ftouve,asalfo the murderers of the Tyrants abovenamed. Antimachws and Athenvdor us lo- the fame that 
ved to havein their fhops the ftatues of great ladies and noblewomen. Aviftedemus tooke much “Pn 
pleafure to bufie himfelfe about the portraying of wreftlers, coaches with two horfes {et thereto, 
and acoachman,Philofophers and great cleatkes,old matrones,and king S¢/ewcus: There isalfo 
of his making a Doryphorus refembling one of Darius his guard,whichisa proper peece of work 
anda lovely. As touching the Cephiffoaori (for two of them there were)the elder had a great dex- 
teritic in making ercur12 foftering prince Bacchus in his infancie: He made one alfo,preaching 
F tothe people,and cafting forth his armes; but what perfon of qualitie he fhould be,it is not cer- 
tainely knowne : the younger was wonttoreprefent the Philofophers Colothas, who joined with 
Phidtasin the making of /upiter Olympius : He delighted alfo to be doing with the images of Phi- 
lofophers.So did Cleon and Cenckramis,Callicles,andCephis.As tor Calcosthenes hee bufied and 
amufed himfelfe in the counterfeits of Comoedians,players of Enterludesjand champions Pe- 
ippus 
