# Philostratus: Codex Heroica

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ATTAVANTE DEGLI ATTAVANTI](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/attavante-degli-attavanti-rb05c3f9346844a>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Manuscript

## Commentary

The picture shows the frontispiece of the Codex Heroica by Philostratus \(c. 171-c. 248\), a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period. The codex was illuminated by the Florentine painter Attavante degli Attavanti.

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