Lysippos and Delphi
delphic miscellanies Late 4th – early 3rd c. B.C. sculptor Lysippos was an important figure of ancient Greek Art and the favorite sculptor of Alexander the Great. He worked in the transition era between Classical period and Hellenistic period . He wrote the epilogue of the former and proceeded the basic aspects of the latter. Plutarch, in his Life of Alexander , inform us that Lysippos was personal sculptor to Alexander the Great; indeed, he was the only artist whom the conqueror saw fit to represent him. Other writers at the time, including Pliny, make many references to Lysippos and his style of sculpting. They comment on the grace and elegance, and the symmetria or coherent balance of his figures. They said he produced new and striking versions of the Gods, including Zeus and the Sun-God. Lysippos was also head of the famous athletic school of Peloponnese, and naturally sculpted many athletes. Most popular at the time as a ...