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Lysippos

390 BC - 300 BC

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Lysippos (; Ancient Greek: Λύσιππος) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lysippos is the 9th most popular sculptor (up from 10th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Greece (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Sculptor.

Lysippos is most famous for his sculpture of the god Zeus.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Lysippos ranks 9 out of 258. Before him are Praxiteles, Camille Claudel, Benvenuto Cellini, Polykleitos, Lorenzo Ghiberti, and Antonio Canova. After him are Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brâncuși, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Louise Bourgeois, Giambologna, and Bertel Thorvaldsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390 BC, Lysippos ranks 1. After him are Shang Yang, Vyasa, Lycurgus of Athens, Hieronymus of Cardia, Hakor, Hypereides, Alexander V of Macedon, Peucestas, Tiberius Coruncanius, Manius Curius Dentatus, and Jaimini. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Lysippos ranks 1. After him are Diotima of Mantinea, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Berossus, Nearchus, Aristoxenus, Wang Jian, Xanthippus of Carthage, Eudemus of Rhodes, Hegesias of Cyrene, Menaechmus, and Callippus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Lysippos ranks 74 out of 1,024. Before him are Epaminondas (-418), Pope Dionysius (200), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Isocrates (-436), Constantine I of Greece (1868), and Nana Mouskouri (1934). After him are George II of Greece (1890), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), Peleus (null), Clement of Alexandria (150), Pope Hyginus (100), and Galla Placidia (388).

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Among SCULPTORS In Greece

Among sculptors born in Greece, Lysippos ranks 4. Before him are Phidias (-490), Praxiteles (-395), and Polykleitos (-450). After him are Myron (-500), Scopas (-395), Leochares (-400), Paeonius (-500), Alcamenes (-500), Chares of Lindos (-400), Ageladas (-600), and Antenor (-590).

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