in Veneris tabula summam sibi poscit Apelles; Parrhasius parva vindicat arte locum; argumenta magis sunt Mentoris addita formae; at Myos exiguum flectit acanthus iter; Phidiacus signo se Iuppiter ornat eburno; Praxitelen propria vendit ab urbe lapis.
Apelles asserts his pre-eminence by his painting of Venus; Parrhasius claims his place by his miniature art; scenes of story largely cover the designs of Mentor, while with Mys it is the acanthus which winds its slender path; the Jupiter of Phidias plumes himself in an ivory statue; marble from his native city commends the art of Praxiteles.
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