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Micon
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thumb Micon the Younger of Athens, simply Micon or Mikon () was an ancient Greek painter and sculptor from the middle of the 5th century BC. He was closely associated with Polygnotus of Thasos, in conjunction with whom he adorned the Stoa poikile ("Painted Portico"), at Athens, with paintings of the Battle of Marathon and other battles. He also painted in the Anakeion at Athens. His daughter was the painter Timarete.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Classical Athens
- Child
- Timarete
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- date of birth
- 0500-00-00
- date of death
- 0500-00-00
- time period
- classical antiquity
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Micon (painter)
- name in native language
- Μίκων
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thumb Micon the Younger of Athens, simply Micon or Mikon () was an ancient Greek painter and sculptor from the middle of the 5th century BC. He was closely associated with Polygnotus of Thasos, in conjunction with whom he adorned the Stoa poikile ("Painted Portico"), at Athens, with paintings of the Battle of Marathon and other battles. He also painted in the Anakeion at Athens. His daughter was the painter Timarete.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Micon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.