Diopos
Diopos , also Diopus ( Greek Δίοπος ) was a Corinthian clay picture from the 7th century BC. Chr.
Diopos was like the artists Eucheir and Eugrammos companion of Bakchiads Demaretos after Kypselos had plunged the Bakchiads as the ruler of Corinth. He and his companions fled around the year 657 BC. To Etruria . After Pliny he and his artisan colleagues introduced the art of making clay sculptures to the Etruscans .
literature
- Rainer Vollkommer : Diopos. In: Derselbe (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 224.
supporting documents
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diopos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Δίοπος (ancient Greek); Diopus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Corinthian clay pictures |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |