One of his attributed works is the Kaufmann head, believed to be from a copy of a statue of a standing female nude holding her robe over a water pot, the model for whom was the courtesan Phryne.
One of his attributed works is the Kaufmann head, believed to be from a copy of a statue of a standing female nude holding her robe over a water pot, the model for whom was the courtesan Phryne. His work also was the inspiration for a relief at Mantinea depicting the Muses' observation of the contest between Marysas and Apollo. His own rendition of Apollo depicted the god as the "lizard-slayer," though it, like all but one of his works, only remains in the form of Roman-made copies. FTP, name this 4th Century Greek sculptor of Hermes with the Infant Dionyssus.
One of his attributed works is the Kaufmann head, believed to be from a copy of a statue of a standing female nude holding her robe over a water pot, the model for whom was the courtesan Phryne.
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