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Apelles

370 BC - 306 BC

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Apelles of Kos (; Greek: Ἀπελλῆς; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom much of modern scholars' knowledge of this artist is owed (Naturalis Historia 35.36.79–97 and passim), rated him superior to preceding and subsequent artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apelles has received more than 470,317 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Apelles is the 120th most popular painter (down from 119th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 131st in 2019) and the most popular Painter.

Apelles is most famous for his painting of the goddess Aphrodite.

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  • 470k

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  • 69.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Apelles ranks 120 out of 2,023. Before him are Simone Martini, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Giorgio de Chirico, Juan Gris, Fernando Botero, and Yayoi Kusama. After him are Arnold Böcklin, Andrea del Sarto, Gustave Moreau, Parmigianino, Gerrit Dou, and Hans Memling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 370 BC, Apelles ranks 1. After him are Craterus, Cleitus the Black, Eudemus of Rhodes, Callippus, Hui Shi, and Neoptolemus I of Epirus. Among people deceased in 306 BC, Apelles ranks 1. After him is Alcetas II of Epirus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Apelles ranks 134 out of 1,347. Before him are Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Isaac II Angelos (1155), Abdullah Gül (1950), Stilicho (359), Simeon Stylites (389), and John VIII Palaiologos (1392). After him are Arrian (89), Maurice (539), Proclus (412), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), and Saint Nino (296).

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Among PAINTERS In Türkiye

Among painters born in Türkiye, Apelles ranks 1. After him are Theophanes the Greek (1340), Parrhasius (-500), Osman Hamdi Bey (1842), Arshile Gorky (1904), Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901), Iaia (-100), Jan Rustem (1762), Halil Pasha (1857), Hale Asaf (1905), and Nevin Çokay (1930).

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