Pictor in fabula

Apelles painted a mare and a dogge so livelie, that horses and dogges passing by woulde neigh, and barke at them [[4: suite Apelle et Alexandre]]

[[4: suit Apelle cheval]] hee greewe so famous fort his excellent art, that great Alexander came often to visite him, and commaunded that none other should paint him. [[4: suite dans Apelle Venus inachevée]]

[[4: suit Apelle Vénus inachevée]] At his death he left Venus unfinished, neither was anie ever founde, that durst perfect, what hee had begunne. [[suite: Zeuxis Athlète]]

[[8: voir aussi: Zeuxis Hélène]] Zeuxis was so excellent in painting, that it was easier for anie man to view his pictures, then to imitate them, who to make an excellent table, had five Agrigentine virgins naked by him. [[4: suite: Zeuxis et Parrhasios]]

[[8: voir aussi: Zeuxis Athlète]] Zeuxis was so excellent in painting, that it was easier for anie man to view his pictures, then to imitate them, who to make an excellent table, had five Agrigentine virgins naked by him. [[4: suite: Zeuxis et Parrhasios]]

[[4: suit Zeuxis Hélène]] Hee painted grapes so livelie, that birdes did flie to eate them. Parrhasius painted a sheete so artificiallie, that Zeuxis tooke it for a sheete in deede, and commaunded it to bee taken away to see the picture, that hee thought it had vayled; as learned and skilfull Greece had these excellently renowned fort their limning:so England hath these: Hiliard, Isaas Oliver, and John de Creetes, very famous for their painting.