Cleon of Sicyon
Cleon (fl. Around 380 BCE) was an Ancient Greek sculptor of Sicyon. He was a pupil of Antiphanes, who had been taught by Periclytus, a follower of the great Polykleitos of Argos.
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Cleon of Sicyon
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Teachers
- Antiphanes of Argos
- Known for
- Deinolochos statue at Olympia · Kritodamos statue at Olympia · Alketos statue at Olympia · Hysmon statue at Olympia · Lykinos of Heraia statue at Olympia
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
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Cleon (fl. Around 380 BCE) was an Ancient Greek sculptor of Sicyon. He was a pupil of Antiphanes, who had been taught by Periclytus, a follower of the great Polykleitos of Argos.
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Cleon's age is determined by two bronze statues of Zeus at Olympia executed after the 98th Olympiad, and another of Deinolochus, after the 102nd Olympiad. He excelled in portrait-statues of which several athletic ones are mentioned by Pausanias.
Training under Antiphanes of Argos is recorded. The recorded working language is Ancient Greek. Places of work recorded in the authority are Olympia. Works named in the authority record are Deinolochos statue at Olympia, Kritodamos statue at Olympia, Alketos statue at Olympia, Hysmon statue at Olympia and Lykinos of Heraia statue at Olympia.
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Cleon of Sicyon was born at Sicyon.
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Sicyon.
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- 1.Paus, v. 17. § 1.
- 2.Paus. vi. 1. § 2.
- 3.Philosophos, Plin. PI. N. xxxiv. 19, is to be taken as a general term,
- 4.vi. 3. § 4, 8. § 3, 9. § 1, 10, fin.
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- LS. Cleon. 798-99.
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