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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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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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Citizenship
Sicyon
Place of birth
Sicyon
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Lysippos
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Lysippos
date of birth
0390-00-00
date of death
0300-00-00
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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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.

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