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Lysippus

A major Greek sculptor of the fourth century BCE, especially associated with a new canon of slimmer proportions, smaller heads, and figures designed to be experienced from multiple viewpoints.

Short Definition

A major Greek sculptor of the fourth century BCE, especially associated with a new canon of slimmer proportions, smaller heads, and figures designed to be experienced from multiple viewpoints.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

A major Greek sculptor of the fourth century BCE, especially associated with a new canon of slimmer proportions, smaller heads, and figures designed to be experienced from multiple viewpoints. Ancient writers credited him with an enormous output, although surviving works are known principally through later copies and adaptations.

References

  • Pliny the Elder, Natural History (where applicable).
  • Pierre-Info Glossaire (for French stone terminology, where applicable).