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Leochares
Leochares. Greek (probably Athenian) sculptor active in the mid-4th century bc. He is recorded in several ancient sources but is an elusive figure. In about 350 bc he is thought to have worked with Scopas and two other sculptors on the friezes of the celebrated Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, but it is not possible confidently to assign any of the surviving portions (BM, London) to him. He is also said to have worked for Philip of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great. On rather tenuous evidence, the original of the Apollo Belvedere is sometimes attributed to Leochares, and a seated marble figure of the goddess Demeter (the Demeter of Cnidus, BM) has been proposed as a work from his own hand. It is considered one of the finest Greek sculptures to survive from the 4th century.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Leochares." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Leochares." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Leochares.html IAN CHILVERS. "Leochares." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Leochares.html |
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Leochares
Leochares. Greek (probably Athenian) sculptor active in the mid-4th century bc. He is recorded in several ancient sources but is an elusive figure. In about 350 bc he is thought to have worked with Scopas and two other sculptors on the friezes of the celebrated Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, but it is not possible confidently to assign any of the surviving portions (BM, London) to him. He is also said to have worked for Philip of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great. On rather tenuous evidence, the original of the Apollo Belvedere is sometimes attributed to Leochares, and the Demeter of Cnidus has been proposed as a work from his own hand.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Leochares." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Leochares." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Leochares.html IAN CHILVERS. "Leochares." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Leochares.html |
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Leochares
Leochares , fl. 4th cent. BC, Greek sculptor, probably an Athenian. Leochares was associated in the decoration of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. He is known to have made portraits, including a gold and ivory group of Philip, Alexander, and others, for Olympia. His Lion Hunt of Alexander was made with Lysippos after 321 BC A copy of his Ganymede and the Eagle of Zeus is in the Vatican. The Apollo Belvedere (Vatican) is sometimes attributed to him, and the Diana of Versailles (Louvre), conceived as a companion piece, also reflects his style. |
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"Leochares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Leochares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Leochare.html "Leochares." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Leochare.html |
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