Tag: Apelles
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The cobbler should stick to his last?
It can be hazardous to stray outside ones area of expertise! “Cobbler: stick to your last!” Allegedly the artist Apelles (C4th BC) said this to a cobbler who had found fault with the shoes in one of his paintings. Apelles corrected the mistake. When the cobbler went on to criticize the shape of the legs,…