Lysippus
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Lysippus was a renowned 4th-century BCE Greek sculptor, famed as Alexander the Great’s court sculptor and a key figure in the transition from Classical to Hellenistic art.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4110146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lysippus Context triple: [Sicyon, notableCitizen, Lysippus]
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A.
Leochares
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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Phidias
Phidias was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his monumental works, including the statue of Zeus at Olympia and major sculptures associated with the Parthenon.
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Polykleitos
Polykleitos was a renowned Classical Greek sculptor famous for formulating the canon of ideal human proportions and creating influential bronze statues such as the Doryphoros (Spear Bearer).
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D.
Praxiteles
Praxiteles was a renowned 4th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his graceful marble statues and pioneering depiction of the nude female form in classical art.
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E.
Workshop of Pheidias
The Workshop of Pheidias is an ancient building at Olympia where the renowned sculptor Pheidias created the chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lysippus Target entity description: Lysippus was a renowned 4th-century BCE Greek sculptor, famed as Alexander the Great’s court sculptor and a key figure in the transition from Classical to Hellenistic art.
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A.
Leochares
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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B.
Phidias
Phidias was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his monumental works, including the statue of Zeus at Olympia and major sculptures associated with the Parthenon.
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C.
Polykleitos
Polykleitos was a renowned Classical Greek sculptor famous for formulating the canon of ideal human proportions and creating influential bronze statues such as the Doryphoros (Spear Bearer).
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D.
Praxiteles
Praxiteles was a renowned 4th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his graceful marble statues and pioneering depiction of the nude female form in classical art.
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E.
Workshop of Pheidias
The Workshop of Pheidias is an ancient building at Olympia where the renowned sculptor Pheidias created the chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sculptor
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artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Classical period
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surface form:
Late Classical period
transition to Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| artMedium |
bronze
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metal sculpture ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Late Classical Greek sculpture
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early Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sicyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sicyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of new canon of human proportions ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| culturalContext |
Greek Classical art
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emergent Hellenistic royal imagery ⓘ |
| describedBy | Pliny the Elder ⓘ |
| floruit | reign of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| genre |
athlete statues
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heroic nude statues ⓘ portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| influenced | Hellenistic sculptors ⓘ |
| influencedMovement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| innovation |
engaging sculptures meant to be viewed from multiple angles
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greater sense of movement in figures ⓘ smaller heads and more slender bodies than earlier Classical canon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being court sculptor of Alexander the Great
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bronze sculpture ⓘ dynamic poses in sculpture ⓘ naturalistic representation of the human body ⓘ portraits of Alexander the Great ⓘ slender, athletic human proportions ⓘ |
| legacy |
bridge between Classical and Hellenistic sculpture
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helped define the visual image of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| materialOfOriginals | bronze ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apoxyomenos (The Scraper)
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Farnese Hercules sculpture collection ⓘ
surface form:
Heracles Farnese type (attributed)
Portraits of Alexander with anastole hairstyle ⓘ |
| numberOfWorksAttributedInAntiquity | over 1500 ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| patron |
Alexander the Great
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Macedonian court ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| survivingEvidence | Roman marble copies of his bronzes ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Chares of Lindos ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lysippus Description of subject: Lysippus was a renowned 4th-century BCE Greek sculptor, famed as Alexander the Great’s court sculptor and a key figure in the transition from Classical to Hellenistic art.
Referenced by (4)
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Lysippos