Aristopeithes
Aristopeithes ( ancient Greek Ἀριστοπείθης ) was a Greek sculptor from the Attic Demos Phyle , who at the end of the 4th century BC. Was active.
It is known from two inscriptions on statue bases that were found in the Attic mystery site Eleusis . The inscriptions show him as the son of a [...] nymos, which was added to Aristonymos or Kleonymos. The statues were dedicated to the mystery goddesses Demeter and Kore ; they were donated by Xenocles from the Demos Sphettos , who is known from numerous inscriptions and who probably lived from 326 to 324 BC. Held a priesthood in Eleusis.
literature
- Carl Robert : Aristopeithes . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 969.
- Piero Orlandini: Aristopeithes . In: Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli (ed.): Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale . Volume 1: A - Bar. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1958.
- Günther Bröker: Aristopeithes. In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A - K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , p. 92.
Remarks
- ^ Inscriptiones Graecae II² 2840 and 2841 . Cf. Emanuel Loewy : Inscriptions by Greek sculptors . Teubner, Leipzig 1885, pp. 66-67 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Aristopeithes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἀριστοπείθης |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |