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Chares of Lindos

400 BC - 280 BC

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Chares of Lindos (; Ancient Greek: Χάρης ὁ Λίνδιος, gen.: Χάρητος; before 305 BC – c.280 BC) was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos. Chares constructed the Colossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios and the patron god of Rhodes. The statue was built to commemorate Rhodes' victory over the invading Macedonians in 305 BC, led by Demetrius I, son of Antigonus, a general under Alexander the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chares of Lindos is the 52nd most popular sculptor (down from 49th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Greece (down from 291st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Greek Sculptor.

Chares of Lindos is most famous for the ancient city of Lindos.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Chares of Lindos ranks 52 out of 258. Before him are Ivan Meštrović, Vera Mukhina, Paeonius, Tilman Riemenschneider, Andrea della Robbia, and Alcamenes. After him are Naum Gabo, François Rude, Ageladas, Andreas Schlüter, Bonanno Pisano, and Adriaen de Vries.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Chares of Lindos ranks 20. Before him are Agnodice, Teos of Egypt, Antipater II of Macedon, Drypetis, Hegesias of Cyrene, and Mithridates I of Pontus. After him are Artabazos II, Aristyllus, Philip IV of Macedon, Pausanias of Orestis, Lais of Corinth, and Polemon. Among people deceased in 280 BC, Chares of Lindos ranks 2. Before him is Herophilos. After him are Lycophron, and Ariarathes II of Cappadocia.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Chares of Lindos ranks 297 out of 1,024. Before him are Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Saturnin (300), Julia Livilla (18), Alcamenes (-500), and Katina Paxinou (1900). After him are Antilochus (null), Theaetetus (-417), Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896), Georgios Papandreou (1888), Agis II (-490), and Machaon (null).

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Among SCULPTORS In Greece

Among sculptors born in Greece, Chares of Lindos ranks 10. Before him are Lysippos (-390), Myron (-500), Scopas (-395), Leochares (-400), Paeonius (-500), and Alcamenes (-500). After him are Ageladas (-600), Antenor (-590), Polykleitos the Younger (-400), Agoracritus (-500), Silanion (-400), and Kresilas (-480).

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