Bryaxis
350 BC) was a Greek sculptor. He created the sculptures on the north side of the mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus which was commissioned by the queen Artemisia II of Caria in memory of her brother and husband, Mausolus. The three other greatest sculptors of their time, Leochares, Scopas and Timotheus, were each one responsible for one side of the grave.
Bryaxis
Copy of Bryaxis · Jastrow (2003) · Public domain
- Born
- 400
- Died
- 360
- Nationality
- Classical Athens
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Movements
- Hellenistic art
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The tomb was completed three years after the death of Mausolus and one year after the death of Artemisia. Some authors allege that Bryaxis created a famous colossal statue of Serapis in the temple at Alexandria; however, according to Michaelis, Athenodoros Cananites expressly pointed out that the Bryaxis connected with the Alexandrian statue was merely a namesake of the famous Bryaxis. The works of Bryaxis include a bronze statue of Seleucus, king of Syria, five huge statues at Rhodes, and a statue of Apollo at Daphne near Antioch. • Illustration — Bust of Serapis. Roman copy of the original Bryaxis.
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Bryaxis is recorded as a sculptor. The birth of Bryaxis is recorded in Karien.
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Life and career
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360
Bryaxis died.
400
Bryaxis born at Caria.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q122196: Bryaxis
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1140025899, Bryaxis.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- “Bryaxis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Naturalis Historia, XXXVI, 30.
- 2.Pausania, I 40, 6.
- 3.NH, XXXIV, 42.
- 4.NH, XXXVI, 22.
- 5.NH, XXXIV, 73.
- 6.Clemente Alessandrino, Protrettico IV, 48.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1140025899, Bryaxis.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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