Chares of Lindos
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Chares of Lindos
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Chares of Lindos was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos. Chares constructed the Colossus of Rhodes in 282 BC, an enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios and the patron god of Rhodes. The statue was built to commemorate Rhodes' victory over the invading Macedonians in 305 BC, led by Demetrius I, son of Antigonus, a general under Alexander the Great.
Also attributed to Chares was a colossal head that was brought to Rome and dedicated by P. Lentulus Spint
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Greek sculptor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chares_of_Lindos
date created:
2004-11-01T18:19:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T09:00:07Z
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