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Lysippus

American  
[lahy-sip-uhs] / laɪˈsɪp əs /

noun

  1. flourished c360–c320 b.c., Greek sculptor.


Lysippus British  
/ laɪˈsɪpəs /

noun

  1. 4th century bc , Greek sculptor. He introduced a new naturalism into Greek sculpture

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You can find him in the last chapter, after you’ve combed over Lysippus and Giotto, Donatello and Michelangelo, Ingres and Picasso.

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2020

The experts agree that the graceful figure is either the only existing original work by the master sculptor Lysippus or, at least, from his school.

From Time Magazine Archive

Certainly they are not, as was once supposed, works by Lysippus, the great Greek sculptor of the 4th century B.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

In front of the temple stood a bronze figure of a horse—supposed to be the famous Bucephalus—the work of Lysippus.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

The great King would only allow himself to be modeled by Lysippus.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

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