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Demetrius, a Greek sculptor of the early part of the 4th century BC, who is said by ancient critics to have been notable for the life-like realism of his statues.

His portrait of Pellichus, a Corinthian general, with fat paunch and bald head, wearing a cloak which leaves him half exposed, with some of the hairs of his head flowing in the wind, and prominent veins, was admired by Lucian. He was contrasted with Cresilas, an idealizing sculptor of the generation before.

Since however the peculiarities mentioned by Lucian do not appear in Greek portraits before the 3rd century BC. and since the Greek art of the 4th century consistently idealizes, there would seem to be a difficulty to explain. The date of Demetrius above given is confirmed by inscriptions found on the Athenian Acropolis.

According to Pliny he produced a sculpture of Lysimache, a priestess of Athena for 46 years, He also produces a sculptureof Athena "Musice" because the serpents of the Aegis (Gorgon) produced a sound like a lyre when struck.

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This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.



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