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1.1 – 1.2 1.3 – 1.5 1.6 – 1.8 2.1 – 2.3 3.1 – 3.3 3.4 – 4.2 4.3 – 4.4 5.1 – 5.2 5.3 – 6.1 6.2 – 7.1 7.2 – 8.1 8.2 – 8.4 8.5 – 9.2 9.3 – 9.5 9.6 – 10.2 10.3 – 10.4 11.1 – 11.2 11.3 – 12.1 12.2 – 12.4 12.5 – 13.1 13.2 – 14.2 14.3 – 15.1 15.2 – 16.1 16.2 – 16.4 17.1 – 17.4 17.5 – 18.2 18.3 – 19.1 19.2 – 19.3 19.4 – 19.6 20.1 – 20.2 20.3 – 20.5 21.1 – 21.3 21.4 – 22.1 22.2 – 22.3 22.4 – 23.1 23.2 – 23.4 24.1 – 24.2 24.3 – 24.4 24.5 – 25.2 25.3 – 25.6 26.1 – 26.3 27.1 – 27.2 27.3 – 27.5 27.6 – 28.2 28.3 – 28.5 29.1 – 29.3 29.4 – 30.2 30.3 – 30.5 31.1 – 31.3 31.4 – 32.2 32.3 – 32.5 33.1 – 33.2 33.3 – 34.1 34.2 – 34.4 34.5 – 35.3 35.4 – 36.2 36.3 – 36.4 36.5 – 37.1 37.2 – 38.1 38.2 – 38.4 38.5 – 38.7 38.8 – 39.1 39.2 – 39.3 40.1 – 40.2 40.3 – 40.4 41.1 – 41.3 41.4 – 42.1 42.2 – 42.4 42.5 – 43.1 43.2 – 43.4 43.5 – 44.2 44.3 – 44.5 44.6 – 45.1 45.2 – 45.3 46.1 – 46.2 46.3 – 46.4 46.5 – 47.1 47.2 – 47.3 47.4 – 48.1 48.2 – 48.4 49.1 – 49.2 49.3 – 49.5 50.1 – 50.3 50.4 – 50.6 51.1 – 51.3 52.1 – 52.2 52.3 – 53.1 53.2 – 53.3 53.4 – 53.4

İngilizce Yunanca

22.2 However, although Demetrius was exceedingly exasperated by this when the Rhodians soon after gave him a chance to retaliate, he would not allow himself to do so. It happened, namely, that Protogenes the Caunian had been making a painting for them which illustrated the story of Ialysus, and this picture, nearly finished, had been captured by Demetrius in one of the suburbs of the city. The Rhodians sent a herald and, begged Demetrius to spare and not destroy the work, whereupon he replied that he would rather burn the likenesses of his father than so great a labour of art.

22.3 For we are told that it took Protogenes seven years to complete the painting. And Apelles says he was so smitten with amazement on beholding the work that his voice actually failed him, and that when at last he had recovered it, he cried, Great is the toil and astonishing the work, remarking, however, that it had not the graces which made the fame of his own paintings touch the heavens.