According to Pliny, painting was brought to Egypt by Gyges of Lydia; for he says that Gyges once saw his own shadow cast by the light of a fire and instantly drew his own outline on the wall with a piece of charcoal.
根据普林尼的说法，绘画是由吕底亚的盖吉斯带到埃及的;因为他说，盖吉斯有一次看到自己的影子被火光投射出来，立刻用一块木炭在墙上画出了自己的轮廓。