Scopas

Greek sculptor (394 BC–349 BC)
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Scopas

Summary

Scopas is a human[1]. His place of birth was Paros[2]. He was born on 395 BC[3]. He died on January 1, 350 BC[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5] and architect[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Scopas's place of birth was Paros[2].
  • Scopas was born on 395 BC[3].
  • Scopas died on January 1, 350 BC[4].
  • Scopas worked as a sculptor[5].
  • Scopas worked as an architect[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Scopas is Pothos[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Scopas is Pediments of the Athena Alea temple[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Scopas is Aphrodite statue at Elis[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Scopas is Head of Meleagro[11].
  • Scopas is recorded as male[12].
  • Scopas's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Scopas's Commons category is recorded as Scopas[14].
  • Scopas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scopas[15].
  • Scopas's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • Scopas's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17].
  • Scopas's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Scopas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Scopas's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Scopas's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Scopas's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Scopas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[23].
  • Scopas's Commons Creator page is recorded as Scopas[24].
  • Scopas dates from the classical antiquity[25].
  • Scopas's has works in the collection is recorded as J. Paul Getty Museum[26].
  • Scopas's has works in the collection is recorded as National Archaeological Museum of Athens[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Scopas's place of birth was Paros[2]. He was born on 395 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sculptor[5] and architect[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Pothos[8], a sculpture[28], founded in -0330[29]; Pediments of the Athena Alea temple[9], a sculpture[30], founded in -0345[31]; Aphrodite statue at Elis[10], an agalma[32], in Greece[33]; and Head of Meleagro[11], a bust[34], in Italy[35]. Things named for Scopas include he[36], an impact crater[37].

Death and Burial

Scopas died on January 1, 350 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Scopas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for him include he[36], an impact crater[37].

FAQs

Where was Scopas born?

Scopas's place of birth was Paros[2].

What did Scopas do for work?

Scopas worked as sculptor[5] and architect[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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