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of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 
As for Socrates the painter, his piCtures were liked very well of all chatfaw them, and in trish, 
they deferved no leffe: for of his doing are thefe and {uch like,to wit, 4¢fcalapias wich his daugh- 
ters, Aygia, Aegle, Panacea,and * afo : andanidle lazielubber, knowne by a deviled name Ocvas, 
whom he pourtraied twilting a cord of Spart, and ever as he did it,an afle behind him gnawed it 
afunder. Thus much may ferve,concerning the principall painters that have been known to ex- 
cellin both kinds, to wit, with the penfill,and with fire : it remaineth now thar I fhould cifcourfe 
of thofe who were next untothe principall,and{o reputed. | bby: 
Inthis fecondcourfe of Painters 1 muftraunge Avi/locldes, wlio beautified wich his piGures 
the temple of 4polloin Delphos. As for datipbilus he ismuch praifed for painting aboy blow- 
ing hard at the coales;in which table, it isa pretic fight to fee howallthe boule (which was faire 
ynough befides)thineth by the fire that he maketh, as alfo whatamouth the boy arakes :Jikewife 
for the picture of acompanie of Spiniters,fo lively,that one would imagine he {aw every, woman 
making hattto {pin off her diftaffe,ftriving avie who {hall have done her taske firft.tde deviled al- 
fo to pourtray Proleme hunting,and this they call * 4po/copon; for which he is much commended: 
bur principally fora brave Satyr of his workemanfhip, clad in a Panthers skin. Arzflephon woon 
much credit by painting 4%cews wounded to death by a wild Bore,and nis wile 4//ypale flanding 
hard by,wnofeemeth to lament for his fake and (as it were) to feele part of his paine : Hee made 
Jikewife one faire table,enriched with a number of perfonages,to wit king Pricinns faire Helena, 
dame Credulitie Viixes,Deiphobus,and Delori, Androbius got himfelfe a greatname by a picture, 
reprefenting one’ Scy/la[ a cunning dyver] cutting in twaine the.anker cables of the Perfian fleet, 
riding atiea. Arfemon likewife was renowned for the counterfeit of ladie Davaé,tound floting in 
the fea by +rovers or men of warre,who feemed to wonder at her beautie,and to behold, her with 
much contentment; alfo for picturing queene Statoxice : Hercules and Deramra his wile ;But 
the moft excellent peeces of his workmantfhip, be thofewhich are ro be feene in the galleries of 
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Odav.a, among other of her ftately buildings; towit, Hercules afcending up into heaven from 
the mountaine Ocera within the region of Doris,where he chaunged this mortal] life,and bythe 
generall confent of allthe gods, wasreceived into their focietie:the whole byftorie alfo of Lao- 
zcdon,as touching hisfalihood to Hercules and Neptune. Alctmachus the painter wasrenowned 
for the picture of hardie Diox ppws, who’ carried away the prife in all feats of activitie, at the fo- 
lerane games of Olympia,and never {weat nor touched “duft for it:which eafie viGtory the Greeks 
call Aconiti.As for Cenus,he was excellent at painting Coronets & Guirlands : alfo atdrawing 
coats of armes in fcutcheons,of gentlemen and noble perfons,with theftile of their titles &dig- 
nities,Ctcfi ochis an apprentice co Apelles,became very famous for one p: Cure above the reft,al- 
though it were but a wanton one and offenfive to chaft eyes ; wherein forfooth he depaitted /a- 
péer,attixed in a caule or coife about his head likea woman, groning and crying out alfo (as wo- 
men doin travell of chilabirth)among the goddeflesfor their helping hand,who plaid the mid- 
wives abouthim,untili hee was delivered of god Bucchus,and brought to bed. Cicon was much 
fpoken of, for the picture which he made ofking 2dmetus : Crefidamwm fot pourtraying the win- 
ning of Oechaliaby Hercules, And for drawing the picture of ladie Laodavst athe wile of Protefi- 
laws Cl-fides was notorious for one picture which he made in defpight of queene Stratenice, wife 
toking Aaziochus,andto be revenged of herfor a difgrace that he bad teccived.at her hands:For 
being inthe court, and perceiving that che queene did him no honour at all nor gave him any 
countenance,he made no more adoe, but painted her in her colours,tuimbling and wallowing a- 
long full unfeemely witb an odde bafe fifherman,whome as the voice went, {hee was enarponred 
upon; and when he had done, fet it up in the very haven of Ephefus, recovered a baike-prefently, 
and away he went underfaile as faft as wind and tide would cariehim. Wheotbe queeneheard.of 
it, fhe made bua jeaft and mocke of it;neitherwould (hee fufterthe piQureto bee taken away,in 
regard of the wonderfull workmanthip,which exprefled beth her and him fo hike and lively.Cra- 
terws was a Comoedian and plaier in Enterludes, howbeit, a fine painter,asmay appeare by his 
handyworke at Athens,within the publicke placePompeium, Eatychédespourtraied acharriot 
drawne with two horfes,and/idforse to guideand drive the fame, Evdox had the name for his 
pictureswhich arefeene at ftage-plaics,to beautifie the place :who alfowas agood imageurand, 
caft many fairepeeces in brafle. /phs was well thought of for Nepune andVdforie of his pain- 
tisg:and 4b7onwasno lefle efteemed for the picturesrefembling Amitieand Concord, as alfo 
for the pourwraitures of the gods. Leontifcws pittured Aratus the Generall of the Achzans;re- 
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1 Tamnctof 
Dalechampis _ 
his vpini6, who 
takcth 14/s bere 
for the valance 
night Jajon, 
For the terme 
nation of the 
word is meere 
femibine,as IZ, 
Ing Sappho.and 
fuch like: be-_ 9) 
fides, who {ces 
not,that 72/013 
tefpe€tive un- | | 
to Phyfick, for 
thar 12/is in 
Greeke fignifi- 
eth curing or 
healing,and it 
forreth weli 
with the names 
of her other 
ffters,which 
are jikewile 
fignificane. 
* That is to fays 
[levelling his 
fhot at the 
Deere or wild _ 
beafi]as Dales ~ 
champius dott 
interpretit:or 
els according 
to Scol.gei{hol- 
ding his hand 
over his eies to* 
{pie his game; 
and take his 
marke the bet- 
ter] 
3 or Scyllias.ae- 
cording to He- 
rod, 
4 Predonibus, 
otherwife Pife 
catoribis, é.Fi- 
fermen, 
> For he was 
the challenger, 
& none would 
come forth 
2eainft him, 
® For at wrelt 
me cfpecially, 
they caught up 
cuttin their 
hancs,to rake 
hold the better 
of one ano- 
thers bedie, 
which were 
glib with oyle, 
