Kanachos from Sicyon
Kanachos was a Greek sculptor from Sicyon , brother of Aristocles from Sicyon , who was probably born in the late 6th century BC. Lived.
Among other things, he created a wooden image of Apollo in Thebes and an ore image of Apollo for the Branchids in Miletus . Images of this statue on Milesian coins have come down to us. The statue is said to have brought Xerxes I to Ekbatana after his victory over the Greeks . For Sikyon Kanachos supplied a seated Aphrodite made of gold and ivory and also created various statues of honor for winners in competitions.
literature
- Wilhelm Ihne : Canachus 1 . In: William Smith (Ed.): Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . tape 1 : Abaeus – Dysponteus . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1870, p. 593 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Kanăchos . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 10, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1907, p. 528 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kanachos from Sicyon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kanachos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sicyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |