Styppax
Styppax ( ancient Greek Στύππαξ ) was a Greek sculptor from Cyprus who worked in the third quarter of the 5th century BC. Was active in Athens .
Styppax is only documented in literature. Pliny the Elder reports in the Naturalis historia that Styppax was a slave of the Athenian statesman Pericles . He is said to have been the maker of a bronze statue of a boy who was shown roasting impaled innards and blowing the fire at the same time. In Plutarch 's biography of Pericles , it is reported that Styppax fell down while erecting a statue of " Athena Hygieia".
Since the statue type of Athena Hygieia did not emerge until after the time of Pericles, it is unclear to what extent Plutarch's report can be attributed to the legendary. It is also debated whether Styppax can be identified with the mechanic of the same name, who is known from Olympia for the manufacture of the hippaphesis (a device for ensuring the simultaneous start of the horses in the hippodrome ).
literature
- Georg Lippold : Styppax. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV A, 1, Stuttgart 1931, Col. 454 f.
- Paolo Moreno: Styppax . In: Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli (editor): Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale , Volume 7. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1966.
- Rainer Vollkommer : Styppax , In: Rainer Vollkommer (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 2: L-Z. Addendum A – K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-598-11414-1 , pp. 863-854.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Styppax |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Στύππαξ |
| 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. |