Lysippos

4th-century BC Greek sculptor
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Lysippos

Summary

Lysippos is a human[1]. He was born in Sicyon[2]. He was born on 390 BC[3]. He died on 300 BC[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], brazier[6], and architect[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sicyon[2], Lysippos…
  • Lysippos was born on 390 BC[3].
  • Lysippos died on 300 BC[4].
  • A child of Lysippos was Euthycrates[9].
  • A child of Lysippos was Daippus[10].
  • A child of Lysippos was Boedas[11].
  • Lysippos held citizenship in Sicyon[12].
  • Lysippos's professions included sculptor[5].
  • Lysippos worked as a brazier[6].
  • Lysippos's professions included architect[7].
  • A notable student of Lysippos was Chares of Lindos[13].
  • A notable student of Lysippos was Eutychides[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Lysippos is Horses of Saint Mark[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Lysippos is Apoxyomenos[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Lysippos is Victorious Youth[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Lysippos is Troilos statue at Olympia[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Lysippos is statue of the pankratiast Xenarkes at Olympia[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Lysippos is Cheilon statue at Olympia[20].
  • Lysippos is recorded as male[21].
  • Lysippos's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Lysippos's genre is portrait[23].
  • Lysippos's Commons category is recorded as Lysippos[24].
  • Lysippos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lysippos[25].
  • Lysippos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Lysippos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lysippos's place of birth was Sicyon[2]. He was born on 390 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sculptor[5], brazier[6], and architect[7]. Notable students include Chares of Lindos[13], a sculptor[28], -0400–-0280[29], specialised in art of sculpture[30] and Eutychides[14], a sculptor[31], -0400–-0300[32].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Horses of Saint Mark[15], a group of sculptures[33], in Italy[34], founded in 0101[35]; Apoxyomenos[16], a sculpture[36], founded in -0330[37]; Victorious Youth[17], a statue[38]; Troilos statue at Olympia[18], a honorific statue[39], in Greece[40]; statue of the pankratiast Xenarkes at Olympia[19], a honorific statue[41], in Greece[42]; and Cheilon statue at Olympia[20], a honorific statue[43], in Greece[44]. Things named for Lysippos include Lysippus[45], an impact crater[46].

Personal Life

Children include Euthycrates[9], a sculptor[47], b. -0350[48]; Daippus[10], a sculptor[49], b. -0350[50]; and Boedas[11], a sculptor[51], -0400–-0360[52].

Death and Burial

Lysippos died on 300 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Lysippos ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for him include Lysippus[45], an impact crater[46].

FAQs

Where was Lysippos born?

Born in Sicyon[2], Lysippos…

What did Lysippos do for work?

Lysippos worked as sculptor[5], brazier[6], and architect[7].

References

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  2. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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