Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Apelles

A famous Grecian painter, contemporary with Alexander the Great.

There comelier forms embroidered rose to view
Than e'er Apelles' wondrous pencil drew.

Aristo: Orlando Furioso, book xxiv.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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