1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Nicias (painter)

22185881911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 19 — Nicias (painter)

NICIAS, son of Nicomedes, an Attic painter of the 4th century B.C. Pliny (xxxv. 131) gives a list of his works. He was associated with Praxiteles, whose statues he coloured, thus adding to their value.