Scopas

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Head of the goddess Hygieia by Scopas from the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)

Scopas (

ancient Greek sculptor and architect,[1][2] most famous for his statue of Meleager, the copper statue of Aphrodite, and the head of goddess Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius
.

Early life and family

Scopas was born on the island of Paros. His father was the sculptor Aristander of Paros.[3] Skopas left Paros at an early age and travelled throughout the Hellenic world.

Career

Roman marble head of Meleager, after Scopas, on a restored bust (British Museum)

Scopas worked with

quadrat
. The deeply sunken eyes and a slightly opened mouth are recognizable characteristics in the figures of Scopas.

Works by Scopas are preserved in the

Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts
.

Pothos

Pothos, or Desire, was a celebrated and much imitated statue by Scopas. Roman copies featured the human figure with a variety of props, such as musical instruments and fabrics as depicted here,[4] in an example that was in the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani.

Namesake

Gallery

  • A Roman 1st century AD marble Meleager with chlamys, a free improvisation on Scopas's model, from the Fusconi-Pighini collection (Museo Pio-Clementino, Rome)
    A Roman 1st century AD marble
    Museo Pio-Clementino
    , Rome)
  • Hunter stele by Scopas (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)
    Hunter stele by Scopas (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)
  • One of many Roman copies of Pothos (Desire), a statue by Scopas, restored here as Apollo Kitharoidos (Apollo, the Cithara-player)
    One of many Roman copies of
    Cithara
    -player)
  • Two marble heads by Scopas, National Museum Athens
    Two marble heads by Scopas, National Museum Athens

Literature

  • Andreas Linfert: Von Polyklet zu Lysipp. Polyklets Schule und ihr Verhältnis zu Skopas v. Paros. Diss. Freiburg i. B. 1965.
  • Andrew F. Stewart: Skopas of Paros. Noyes Pr., Park Ridge, N.Y. 1977.
  • Andrew Stewart: Skopas in Malibu. The head of Achilles from Tegea and other sculptures by Skopas in the J. Paul Getty Museum J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, Calif. 1982.
  • Skopas of Paros and his world, International Conference on the Archaeology of Paros and the Cyclades Paroikia, Paros, Greece), Katsōnopoulou, Dora., Stewart, Andrew F.

References

  1. ^ The New Century Classical Handbook; Catherine Avery, editor; Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1962, p. 990: "Scopas...Greek sculptor and architect; born in the island of Paros; fl. 4th century B.C."
  2. ^ "Scopas | Greek sculptor | Britannica".
  3. ^ "Skopas the Parian". Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  4. ^ Steven Lattimore, "Scopas and the Pothos", American Journal of Archaeology Vol.91 No.3 (July 1987), pages 411–420 journal preview


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