Sculptor

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.

Myron

A leading Greek sculptor of the fifth century BCE, celebrated in antiquity for bronze figures that captured athletic action and poised movement.

Phidias

The preeminent Greek sculptor associated with the artistic program of fifth-century BCE Athens under Pericles.

Polykleitos

A major fifth-century BCE Greek sculptor and theorist associated with the Canon, a proportional system for the ideal male figure.

Praxiteles

A major Greek sculptor of the fourth century BCE, renowned for graceful proportions, softened modeling, sensuous surfaces, and relaxed poses.

Scopas

A major Greek sculptor and architect of the fourth century BCE, known in ancient tradition for emotionally intense figures, deeply set eyes, and vigorous movement.

Artisan

A skilled craft practitioner working within a tradition; in cathedral building, the distinction from artist is anachronistic — the great stone carvers of Chartres and Reims were both.

Buste à l’Antique

A French portrait-bust mode citing antique dress, drapery, and socle conventions to heroize the sitter — as in Houdon's bare-headed Voltaire.

Callimachus

An ancient Greek sculptor and craftsman traditionally associated with exceptional refinement and technical ingenuity.