Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC.
10 Facts About Lysippos
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Lysippos taught himself the art of sculpture, later becoming head of the school of Argos and Sicyon.
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Lysippos was famous for his attention to the details of eyelids and toenails.
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Lysippos was successor in contemporary repute to the famous sculptor Polykleitos.
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Lysippos was famous for his bronze colossal sculptures of Zeus, 17 metres tall, and Herakles, seven meters seated, both from the city of Taras.
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Lysippos developed a more gracile style than his predecessor Polykleitos and this has become known as the Canon of Lysippos.
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Lysippos is credited with having established the 'eight heads high' canon of body proportions.
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Lysippos has been credited with the stock representation of an inspired, godlike Alexander with tousled hair and lips parted, looking upward in what came to be known as the 'Lysippean gaze'.
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Lysippos's work is described by ancient sources as naturalistic with slender and often lengthened proportions, often with exaggerated facial features.
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Those depicted in the works of Lysippos had smaller heads than those of his mentor Polykleitos because he used a one to eight scale for the head and the total height of the body.