4th century, male.
Painter.
Ancient Greek.
Pliny Antenorides was, with Euphranor, a follower of Aristides - though not Aristides the famous painter of the time of Alexander but probably the grandfather of the latter and an architect, sculptor and painter. Nothing is known of the works of Antenorides....
5th century, male.
Active in Attica in the second half of the 5th century BC.
Stone worker, sculptor (?).
Ancient Greek.
Archedemus was involved with the transformation of one of the largest natural grottoes to the south of Mount Hymettus (near the modern village of Vari) into a sanctuary dedicated to Pan, the Nymphs and the Charites (the Graces). At the foot of the central wall of the grotto, Archedemus has depicted himself (?) in his working clothes, with his pointed hammer and set square....
6th century, male.
Active during the second half of the 6th century BC.
Born in Magnesia ad Maeandrum.
Sculptor, architect.
Ancient Greek.
Bathycles, like many other Ionians in Asia, moved westwards under the threat from the Medes as first Lydia and then the coastal towns fell. He came eventually to work in Greece. Around 530 BC, he designed the vast decorative construction known as the ...
6th century, male.
Active during the second half of the 6th century BC.
Born in Chios.
Sculptor, architect.
Ancient Greek.
Boupalus' work is known from the writings of Pausanias. Mention is made of a statue of Fortune, crowned with a polos (head-dress) and holding in her hand the horn of Amalthea. It is likely that Boupalus was the originator of this type of statue, so often copied by the Romans. They, and Augustus in particular, much appreciated his work, examples of which were placed in the temple of Apollo on the Palatine. Boupalus worked with his sculptor brother Athenis in several towns in Asia Minor and at Delos....
9th century, male.
Active in Greece 850 BC.
Painter, designer of ornamental architectural features.
Ancient Greek.
3rd century BC, male.
Active in Megara.
Sculptor.
Ancient Greek.
Eupalinus worked in Athens. He should not be confused with famous architect of the 6th century.
7th century, male.
Active in Lacedaemonia probably during the 7th century BC.
Sculptor, architect.
Ancient Greek.
Gitiadas made a statue of Athena for the temple dedicated to the goddess in Sparta, as well as two tripods decorated with figures of Ares and Aphrodite for the temple of Apollo at Amyclae. He worked in bronze, particularly for the cladding on reliefs in a number of temples, such as that of Athena Chalkioikos (Athena of the Bronze House) in Sparta. This technique, more metalwork than sculpture, derived from eastern art. It is not possible to describe Gitiadas' style, since nothing remains of his work....
5th century, male.
Born c. 490 BC, in Athens; died c. 432 BC.
Sculptor, painter, architect.
Ancient Greek.
Phidias is a particularly difficult sculptor to describe, especially since no works exist that can be attributed to him with absolute certainty. Some of his statues are known through copies or written descriptions. His main body of work, the Parthenon sculptures, has become badly deteriorated and in any case was executed for the most part by assistants, even if they were following his plans. Yet, although he is difficult to pin down in detail, his figure looms large through the example of his major works. There is something exceptional and larger than life about Phidias, both in his choice of statues and in the programmes of work he was to tackle, such as the Parthenon....
7th century, male.
Born in Samos.
Sculptor, architect.
Ancient Greek.
Rhoecus, with his son Theodorus, built and decorated several temples, including that dedicated to Hera in Samos and the first temple of Artemis in Ephesus. With his son and Smilis of Aegina he directed work on the Labyrinth at Lemnos. He is said to have invented bronze casting for statues....
4th century, male.
Active during the first half of the 4th century BC.
Born in Paros.
Sculptor, architect.
Ancient Greek.
Scopas worked with Bryaxis, Leochares and Timotheus on the sculptural decoration of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (c. 350 BC), his contribution being the Battle of Greeks and Amazons...
3rd century, male.
Active at the beginning of the 3rd century BC.
Born in Cnidus.
Sculptor, decorative designer, architect.
Ancient Greek.
Sostratus is famous as the architect of the pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria. This grandiose work was celebrated for its daring construction, the richness of its sculptural decoration and the ingeniousness of the mechanism that caused the action of the wind to make the gigantic Tritons' trumpets carved at the feet of Ptolemy II sound so as to warn navigators lost in the mist....
