Hagesandros
Laocoon group in the Vatican Museum
Hagesandros ( Greek Ἁγήσανδρος Hagḗsandros ; also Agesandros , Hagesanderus , Agesander or Hagesander ) was a Greek sculptor of the 2nd – 1st centuries . Century BC From Rhodes . Several members of his family are also known by these names.
His most famous work, which he made together with his presumed sons, the sculptors Athanadoros and Polydoros , is the Laocoon group , now in the Vatican Museum in Rome, a marble copy from the second half of the 1st century BC. Chr.
Another work that was also created jointly by the same sculptors is the Skylla group , which was found in a huge cave by the sea near Sperlonga , 100 kilometers south of Rome. It bears an inscription by the artist.
literature
- Bernard Andreae : Hagesandros . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , pp. 280-283.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Stefan Dürre: Seemanns Lexikon der Skulptur . EA Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-86502-101-4 , pp. 176 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hagesandros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Άγήσανδρος (Greek); Agesandros; Hagesanderus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rhodes |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr. |