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Scopas

American  
[skoh-puhs] / ˈskoʊ pəs /

noun

  1. flourished 4th century b.c., Greek sculptor and architect.


Scopas British  
/ ˈskəʊpəs /

noun

  1. 4th century bc , Greek sculptor and architect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The AU has got to play a critical role,” said Scopas Poggo, a professor at Ohio State University.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2018

One of the young sculptors who was employed with Scopas in the work on the mausoleum was Leochares.

From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Clara Erskine Clement Waters

The same apparent disproportion exists between Niobe and her children, in the celebrated group at Florence, supposed to be by Scopas.

From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare

Scopas, as we shall see, was of another mood.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

We do not know that any of these figures were executed by the hand of Scopas, but it is probable that they were, and they give us an idea of the art of his time.

From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Clara Erskine Clement Waters

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