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Kleobis and Biton (identified by inscriptions on the plinth) by Polymides of Argos, dedicated to Delphi by the city of Argos, Delphi Archaeological Museum, ca. 580 BC. Polymedes of Argos was a Greek sculptor of the Archaic Period (6th century BC). His exact dates of birth and death are unknown. His life is little known.
Naukydes of Argos (4th century BCE) was a Greek sculptor from Argos. Taught under Polykleitos, he created a statue of gold and ivory of Hebe for the temple of Hera in Argos; also, statues of Hecate, Hermes, of the poet Erinna, and Phrixus. The discobolus of Naukydes was identified by Ennio Quirino Visconti, as mentioned by Pliny. [1]
Antiphanes of Argos (Greek: Ἀντιφάνης ὁ Ἀργεῖος) was a sculptor, the disciple of Periclytus, and teacher of Cleon. Since Cleon flourished around 380 BC, Antiphanes may be placed at 400. Pausanias mentions several of his works, which were at Delphi, especially a horse in bronze.
Kresilas (Greek: Κρησίλας Krēsílas; c. 480 – c. 410 BC) was a Greek sculptor in the Classical period (5th century BC), from Kydonia.He was trained in Argos and then worked in Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian War, as a follower of the idealistic portraiture of Myron.
Inscriptions on the base of the statues identify them as ϜΑΝΑΚΩΝ (wanakōn), i.e. the "princes", an attribute usually given to Castor and Pollux in Argos, a fact which supported the identification with the Dioscuri. The inscription also identifies Polymedes of Argos as the sculptor: Something which was very unusual at such an early date ...
Polykleitos (Ancient Greek: Πολύκλειτος) was an ancient Greek sculptor, active in the 5th century BCE. Alongside the Athenian sculptors Pheidias , Myron and Praxiteles , he is considered as one of the most important sculptors of classical antiquity . [ 1 ]
Polyclitus is a Greek name. Notable people with the name and its variants include: Polykleitos of Argos, Ancient Greek sculptor, creator of the Canon, also called Polykleitos the Elder to distinguish him from his son, below Polykleitos the Younger, his son, and Ancient Greek architect; Polyclitus (freedman), freedman of the Roman emperor Nero
The city of Argos was set on fire during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. The French School of Archaeology excavated the Argos Theater and discovered many artifacts including pottery, terracotta figures, Greek and Roman sculpture (including rare surviving works of Attalus), mosaic, and armor.