Askaros
Askaros ( ancient Greek Ἄσκαρος ) was a Greek sculptor from Thebes who worked in the 6th or 5th century BC. Was active.
After an incomplete position at Pausanias , he was the student of an artist from Sicyon , possibly Kanachos or Aristocles . He was the creator of a bronze statue of Zeus , wreathed with flowers and holding a lightning bolt in his right hand. The work is said to have been a booty of the Thessalians from the Phokers , which they captured before the Persian Wars and donated to the Zeus sanctuary in Olympia .
literature
- Carl Robert : Askaros. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, column 1614 ( digitized version ).
- Piero Orlandini: Askaros . In: Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli (ed.): Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale . Volume 1: A - Bar. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1958.
- Günther Bröker: Askaros . In: Rainer Vollkommer (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , p. 98.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Askaros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἄσκαρος (grcS) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |