SCULPTOR

Kresilas

480 BC - 410 BC

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Kresilas (Greek: Κρησίλας Krēsílas; c. 480 – c. 410 BC) was a Greek sculptor in the Classical period (5th century BC), from Kydonia. He was trained in Argos and then worked in Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian War, as a follower of the idealistic portraiture of Myron. He is best known for his statue Pericles with the Corinthian helmet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kresilas is the 115th most popular sculptor (down from 95th in 2019), the 485th most popular biography from Greece (down from 418th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Greek Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Kresilas ranks 115 out of 258. Before him are Carl Milles, Georg Rafael Donner, Medardo Rosso, John Flaxman, Yevgeny Vuchetich, and Silanion. After him are Apollonius of Tralles, Emmanuel Frémiet, Daniel Buren, Maurizio Cattelan, Vulca, and Bryaxis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 480 BC, Kresilas ranks 3. Before him are Euripides, and Antiphon.  Among people deceased in 410 BC, Kresilas ranks 2. Before him is Hippocrates of Chios. After him are Seuthes I, and Mindarus.

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    Euripides

    WRITER

    480 BC - 406 BC

    HPI: 84.12

    Rank: 1

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    Antiphon

    POLITICIAN

    480 BC - 411 BC

    HPI: 72.65

    Rank: 2

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    Kresilas

    SCULPTOR

    480 BC - 410 BC

    HPI: 61.77

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Kresilas ranks 485 out of 1,024. Before him are Tommy Lee (1962), Achilles Painter (-470), Spyridon Samaras (1861), Alexandros Koryzis (1885), Silanion (-400), and Krste Misirkov (1874). After him are Dorieus (-600), Aristarchus of Thessalonica (5), Eusebia (400), Agis I (-957), Diocles (-240), and Antigonus of Carystus (-290).

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Among SCULPTORS In Greece

Among sculptors born in Greece, Kresilas ranks 16. Before him are Chares of Lindos (-400), Ageladas (-600), Antenor (-590), Polykleitos the Younger (-400), Agoracritus (-500), and Silanion (-400). After him are Cephisodotus the Younger (-400), and Damophon (null).

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