Editing Protogenes (section)

{{Short description|Ancient Greek painter}}
[[File:Protogenes, verksam på 300-talet f Kr, målare - Nationalmuseum - 31858.tif|thumb|Portrait of Protogenes]]

'''Protogenes''' ({{IPAc-en|p|r|oʊ|ˈ|t|ɒ|dʒ|ə|ˌ|n|iː|z}}; {{langx|el|Πρωτογένης}}; fl. 4th century BC) was an ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[Painting|painter]], a contemporary rival of [[Apelles]]. As with the other famous ancient Greek painters, none of his work has survived, and it is known only from literary references and (brief) descriptions.