PAINTER

Zeuxis

500 BC - 400 BC

Photo of Zeuxis

Icon of person Zeuxis

Zeuxis (; Ancient Greek: Ζεῦξις) (of Heraclea) was a late 5th-century- early 4th-century BCE Greek artist famed for his ability to create images that appeared highly realistic. None of his works survive, but anecdotes about Zeuxis' art and life have been referenced often in the history and literature of art and in art theory. Much of the information about Zeuxis comes from Pliny the Elder's Natural History, but his work is also discussed by Xenophon and Aristotle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zeuxis has received more than 223,249 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Zeuxis is the 272nd most popular painter (down from 202nd in 2019), the 903rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 696th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Italian Painter.

Zeuxis is most famous for painting grapes so realistically that birds tried to eat them.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Zeuxis ranks 272 out of 2,023. Before him are Rosalba Carriera, Guercino, Jan van Goyen, Alessandro Allori, Pietro Lorenzetti, and Martin Schongauer. After him are Hendrick Avercamp, Jan Brueghel the Younger, Baldassare Peruzzi, Gerda Wegener, Joachim Patinir, and Paul Delaroche.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Zeuxis ranks 19. Before him are Pāṇini, Nicias, Sogdianus of Persia, Pleistarchus, Meton of Athens, and Brasidas. After him are Mnesikles, Polygnotus, Archelaus, Eubulides, Fan Li, and Parysatis. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Zeuxis ranks 5. Before him are Aspasia, Xanthippe, Ctesias, and Thaïs. After him are Teos of Egypt, Leochares, Eubulides, Phaedo of Elis, Parysatis, Alcamenes, and Oxyartes.

Others Born in 500 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previous
  • Photo of Pāṇini

    Pāṇini

    LINGUIST

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 66.28

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Nicias

    Nicias

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 413 BC

    HPI: 64.77

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Sogdianus of Persia

    Sogdianus of Persia

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 423 BC

    HPI: 64.38

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Pleistarchus

    Pleistarchus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 458 BC

    HPI: 64.30

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Meton of Athens

    Meton of Athens

    MATHEMATICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 64.29

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Brasidas

    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 63.97

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Zeuxis

    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Mnesikles

    Mnesikles

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.20

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Polygnotus

    Polygnotus

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 61.88

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Archelaus

    Archelaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 430 BC

    HPI: 61.70

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Eubulides

    Eubulides

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.60

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Fan Li

    Fan Li

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 448 BC

    HPI: 61.16

    Rank: 24

  • Photo of Parysatis

    Parysatis

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.99

    Rank: 25

Load previous

Others Deceased in 400 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previous
  • Photo of Aspasia

    Aspasia

    COMPANION

    470 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 74.78

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Xanthippe

    Xanthippe

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 72.63

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Ctesias

    Ctesias

    PHYSICIAN

    440 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.45

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Thaïs

    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Zeuxis

    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Teos of Egypt

    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Leochares

    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.46

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Eubulides

    Eubulides

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.60

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Phaedo of Elis

    Phaedo of Elis

    PHILOSOPHER

    401 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.52

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Parysatis

    Parysatis

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.99

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Alcamenes

    Alcamenes

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.98

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Oxyartes

    Oxyartes

    POLITICIAN

    380 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 59.53

    Rank: 12

Load previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Zeuxis ranks 903 out of 5,161. Before him are Filippo Inzaghi (1973), Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Giuseppe Torelli (1658), Maurizio Sarri (1959), Richard Rogers (1933), and Aristoxenus (-360). After him are Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), Leonardo Vinci (1690), Baldassare Peruzzi (1481), Cola di Rienzo (1313), and Michele Placido (1946).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Zeuxis ranks 78. Before him are Francesco Hayez (1791), Giorgio Morandi (1890), Rosalba Carriera (1673), Guercino (1591), Alessandro Allori (1535), and Pietro Lorenzetti (1280). After him are Baldassare Peruzzi (1481), François Gérard (1770), Carlo Crivelli (1430), Jacopo Bassano (1510), Orazio Gentileschi (1563), and Carlo Carrà (1881).

Italian born Painters

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous