Leochares

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Leochares was a renowned 4th-century BC Greek sculptor of the Classical period, noted for his refined statues of gods and rulers.

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instanceOf Classical-period sculptor
ancient Greek sculptor
person
activeIn Macedonian court
surface form: Macedonian court of Philip II
artForm freestanding sculpture
artisticStyle refined Classical style
associatedWith Alexander the Great
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Philip II of Macedon
countryOfCitizenship Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
ethnicGroup Greek
floruit 4th century BC
genre portrait sculpture
statues of gods
knownFor idealized representations of gods
portrait statues of rulers
materialUsed chryselephantine technique (gold and ivory)
marble
mentionedIn Pliny the Elder’s Natural History
movement Classical Greek art
notableWork chryselephantine group of the family of Alexander (lost)
portraits of Alexander the Great (lost)
portraits of Philip II of Macedon (lost)
statue of Apollo
surface form: statue of Apollo Belvedere (attributed)
occupation sculptor
participatedIn decoration of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
workLocation Athens

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Philippeion sculptor Leochares