# Painter — Timon of Athens character guide

> Painter in Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Painter Ay, Painter Indifferent, Painter Certain, Painter True

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

A flattering painter who seeks Timon's patronage and later visits him in exile.

## Relationships

### [Timon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/characters/timon)

_professional_

The Painter is a flattering artist who seeks Timon's patronage but abandons him when his wealth is gone.

### [Poet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/characters/poet)

_professional_

The Painter and Poet are fellow flatterers and competitors for Timon's patronage, collaborating and betraying together.

### [Timon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/characters/timon)

_professional_

The Painter is a flattering artist who seeks Timon's patronage but abandons him when his wealth is gone.

### [Poet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/characters/poet)

_professional_

The Painter and Poet are fellow flatterers and competitors for Timon's patronage, collaborating and betraying together.

### [Poet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/characters/poet)

_professional_

The Painter and Poet are fellow flatterers and competitors for Timon's patronage, collaborating and betraying together.

### [Timon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/characters/timon)

_professional_

The Painter is a flattering artist who seeks Timon's patronage but abandons him when his wealth is gone.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/chapters/act-i-scene-i)

Offers a painting to Timon, engaging in flattery and discussion of art.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/chapters/act-v-scene-i)

The Painter accompanies the Poet, claiming to offer service but is exposed by Timon as a counterfeit and a gold-seeker, and is beaten out of the cave.

## Links

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