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Lysippos

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Also known as Lysippus, Lysippos of Sikyon, Lisippo, Lysipp

Lysippos (; ) was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three greatest sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. Problems confront the study of Lysippos because of the difficulty in identifying his style in the copies which survive. Not only did he have a large workshop and many disciples in his immediate circle, but there is understood to have been a market for replicas of his work, supplied from outside his circle, both in his lifetime and later in the Hellenistic and Roman periods

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Lysippos (390 BCE–300 BCE) was a male sculptor and architect from Sicyon. He spoke Ancient Greek and is identified by the native name Λύσιππος. His notable works include the Horses of Saint Mark, the Apoxyomenos, and the Victorious Youth. Lysippos worked in the portrait genre and had a son named Euthycrates. He was a teacher to Chares of Lindos and Eutychides.

His works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Vatican Museums, Regional Archaeological Museum Antonino Salinas, and Delphi Archaeological Museum. Lysippos is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and Pauly–Wissowa. He is distinct from Lysippe.

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Key facts

Person.name
Lysippos
Person.birth_place
Sicyon, Greece
Person.death_date
(aged around 90)
Person.death_place
Sicyon, Greece
Person.occupation
sculptor
Person.relatives
Lysistratus (brother)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sicyon
Place of birth
Sicyon
Occupation
architect
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Image
Cupido4b.jpg
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Commons category
Lysippos
Commons Creator page
Lysippos
student
Eutychides
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
date of birth
0390-00-00
date of death
0300-00-00
different from
Lysippe
has works in the collection
Museo Nazionale Romano
name in native language
Λύσιππος
name
Polycletus
significant place
Sicyon
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Works in European collections

15 objects attributed to Lysippos, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Career and legacy
  • Canon of Lysippos
  • Lysippos and Alexander
  • The Victorious Youth
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading

Lysippos (; ) was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three greatest sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. Problems confront the study of Lysippos because of the difficulty in identifying his style in the copies which survive. Not only did he have a large workshop and many disciples in his immediate circle, but there is understood to have been a market for replicas of his work, supplied from outside his circle, both in his lifetime and later in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The Victorious Youth or Getty bronze, which resurfaced around 1972, has been associated with him.

==Biography==

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