Zeuxis (painter)

Zeuxis (/ˈzjuːksɪs/; Greek: Ζεῦξις) (of Heraclea) was a Greek painter who flourished during the 5th century BCE and became famous for his ability to imitate nature and especially still life with his art.

He had notable fame and was cited, among others, by Xenophon and Aristotle. The sources of the Hellenistic era also handed down his fame through anecdotes such as that of the grapes, painted in competition with the painter Parrhasius, depicted in such a detailed manner and so faithful to reality that it misled sparrows.