Scopas
Americannoun
noun
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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
The interesting precinct of Aesculapius at Epidaurus has furnished us with specimens of the style of an Athenian contemporary of Scopas, who worked with him on the Mausoleum.
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 Waters, Clara Erskine Clement
It was not till the times of Scopas, Leochares, Praxiteles, and Timarchides, that the Apollo appeared whom we may call the twin-brother of Venus, so similar are the forms of both deities.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
Scopas of Paros was one of the greatest sculptors of the later Attic school.
From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement
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