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Lysippos (/ laɪˈsɪpɒs /; Ancient Greek: Λύσιππος) [1] 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, b...
Originally a worker in metal, he taught himself the art of sculpture by studying nature and the Doryphoros (“Spearbearer”) of Polyclitus, whose canon of ideal male proportions he modified by creating a smaller head an...
Oct 29, 2025 · In 4th-century BC Greece, Alexander the Great placed his trust in Lysippos, the master sculptor whose talent could transform bronze and marble into living, breathing figures.
Weary from his labors, Hercules leans on his club, with hints of his heroic trials hidden in plain sight. Lysippos, Farnese Hercules, 4th century B.C.E. (later Roman copy by Glycon) (Archaeological Museum, Naples)
Sep 20, 2024 · Lysippos (/laɪˈsɪpɒs/; 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, ...
Feb 14, 2025 · Lysippos was famous for his statues of athletes and gods and particularly noted for portraying the hero Herakles. The head of a large workshop, Lysippos had three sons and many pupils who carried on his...
Feb 6, 2025 · Lysippos of Sicyon, the city where another great artist, Polykleitos, was born, is an artist active in the second half of the 4th century and is a sculptor who works at the court of Alexander the Great.
Lysippos was one of the greatest sculptors of the Late Classical period of Greek sculpture, along with Skopas (active 395-350 BCE) and Praxiteles (active 375-335 BCE). Official sculptor to Alexander the Great, his wor...
Lysippos was a renowned Greek sculptor of the 4th century BCE, celebrated for his innovative approach to representing the human body and for introducing a new standard of proportion in sculpture.
He lived in the 4th century BC, a long time ago! He is known as one of the three greatest sculptors of the Classical Greek era. The other two were Scopas and Praxiteles. Lysippos helped bring in the Hellenistic period...
