Lysippus (fl. ca. 370 BC- ca. 300 BC)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
The Greek sculptor Lysippus (or Lysippos) was the greatest sculptor from the school at Sikyon, then an artistic centre second only to Athens. Ancient sources classed him as one of the most accomplished sculptors in bronze.
No original works by Lysippus survive, making it difficult to establish dates for his career, but literary sources indicate that he had a long and active career spanning much of the 4th century BC. Among his most famous works was a statue of a youth scraping himself, generally associated with a Roman marble copy, the Apoxyomenos. A cast of Apoxyomenos is in the RA collection.
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Born: fl. ca. 370 BC- ca. 300 BC
Gender: Male
Works by Lysippus in the RA Collection
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Works after Lysippus in the RA Collection
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![Glycon the Athenian, Head of the Farnese Hercules]()
After Glycon the Athenian
Head of the Farnese Hercules, ca. 200-240 AD
Plaster cast, 19th century?
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![Unidentified Roman sculptor, Cast of Apoxyomenos]()
After Unidentified Roman sculptor
Cast of Apoxyomenos, late 19th century
19th century cast of 1st century ad roman marble sculpture
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![Unidentified Roman sculptor, Cast of Silenus with the Infant Bacchus]()
After Unidentified Roman sculptor
Cast of Silenus with the Infant Bacchus, c.1800
Plaster cast
