Calumny

Calumny is more prone to exaggerate than to invent; and her licentious tongue is checked in some measure by the experience of the age and country to which she appeals.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Ptolemy remained unfavorable to him, and Apelles painted a great picture, called Calumny, in which he represented those who had been his enemies, and thus held them up to the scorn of the world.

A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Clara Erskine Clement Waters 1875

Florence, Andrea di Castagno also imitated and emphasised it, as also did Botticelli in his carved background of the "Calumny," and Perugino in many of his paintings.

Luca Signorelli Maud Cruttwell

Botticelli, 6; his "Calumny," 19; passion for swift movement, 23

Luca Signorelli Maud Cruttwell

Damake answered that the first "was the tongue of a man that complains of oppression;" the second, "Calumny," and the third, "A glance."

Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers

What incidents show the effect of his comedy "Calumny"?

A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections Isabel Florence Hapgood 1889

"I happened," says this witness, "in my early youth, to be present at a representation of 'Calumny' in a provincial capital; and when Khvatáïko

A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections Isabel Florence Hapgood 1889

"Calumny," said Boulingrin, "is the curse of this world.

The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin 1920 Anatole France 1884

Among the wonderful Botticelli paintings that hang in the last two rooms of this exhibition—and which will be, in themselves, reason enough for many people to visit—is "The Calumny," the painting which encapsulates the moment of transition sparked by the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and which still embodies the uncertainties linked with today's financial crises.

For the Love of Money Andrew McKie 2011

"I don't want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny -- Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry and Smear."

Heather Cox Richardson: Margaret Chase Smith and the Politics of Rhetoric Heather Cox Richardson 2011