Skopas

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Head of the goddess Hygieia in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens , late Classical original ascribed to Skopas, dated to the third quarter of the 4th century BC. Chr.
Skopas (left) and Aristotle, roof figures, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Skopas (Σκόπας, * around 420 BC in Paros ; † around 330 BC) was a Greek sculptor .

The most famous sculptor of the 4th century BC alongside Praxiteles . BC worked particularly on the relief frieze of the mausoleum of Halicarnassus (together with Bryaxis , Leochares and Timotheos , around 350 BC). He was also in charge of the new construction of the Temple of Athena in Tegea . Artistically like Lysipp, Skopas succeeds Polyklet . The almost square heads with deep-set eyes, curved brows and slightly open mouths are characteristic of Skopas' figures. Works by Skopas can be seen in the British Museum in London (relief friezes) and in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens .

literature

  • Andreas Linfert : From Polyklet to Lysipp. Polyklets school and its relationship with Skopas of Paros. Freiburg (Breisgau) 1965, (Freiburg (Breisgau), University, dissertation, July 20, 1965).
  • Andrew F. Stewart: Skopas of Paros. Noyes Press, Park Ridge NJ 1977, ISBN 0-8155-5051-0 .
  • Andrew F. Stewart: Skopas in Malibu. The head of Achilles from Tegea and other sculpures by Skopas in the J. Paul Getty Museum. J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu CA 1982, ISBN 0-89236-036-4 (The items published here in the Getty Museum are forgeries).
  • Giuliana Calcani: Skopas di Paros (= Maestri dell'arte classica. 2). Giorgio Bretschneider, Rome 2009, ISBN 978-88-7689-243-1 (catalog).

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personal data
SURNAME Skopas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH around 420 BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Paros
DATE OF DEATH around 330 BC Chr.