Philoxenus of Eretria

He was a disciple of Nicomachus of Thebes, whose speed in painting he imitated and even surpassed, having discovered new and rapid methods of coloring.

[1] According to Pliny, a picture of his was inferior to none, in particular his depiction of a battle between Alexander the Great and Darius, which he painted for King Cassander.

A similar subject is represented in the celebrated Alexander Mosaic found in the House of the Faun in Pompeii.

The words of Pliny, "Cassandro regi", "Cassander being king", if taken literally, would mean that the creation of the original picture must have taken place some time after 317-315 BC, during the reign of Cassander in Macedon.

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The Alexander Mosaic, which is believed to be a copy of the original by Philoxenus of Eretria
The Alexander Mosaic , which is believed to be a copy of the original by Philoxenus of Eretria