Aristomenes (sculptor)
Aristomenes ( ancient Greek Ἀριστομένης ), son of Agias, was a Greek sculptor who worked in the middle of the 2nd century BC. Was active.
Aristomenes was part of a family of artists from Messene , besides his, both his son Agias and his grandson Pyrilampus are inscribed as sculptors . His signature is found on two fragments of statue bases found in Olympia . On the one base the inscription was partially repaid, on the other, we read that it was a statue on behalf Tegeas concerned that their honor Proxenos Dama Ristos was built.
literature
- Carl Robert : Aristomenes 15 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 949.
- Günther Bröker: Aristomenes I . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 2: L-Z. Addendum A – K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-598-11414-1 , pp. 88-89.
Remarks
- ^ Inscriptions from Olympia 397 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Inscriptions from Olympia 398 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aristomenes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἀριστομένης |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |