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Kresilas: see Cresilas Cresilas or Kresilas (both: krĕs`ĭləs), fl. c.450 B.C., Greek sculptor, b. Crete. He worked at Athens. ..... Click the link for more information. . Cresilasor Kresilas(flourished 5th century BC, Athens, Greece) Greek sculptor. He was a contemporary of Phidias. His portrait of Pericles (c. 445 BC) generated a type of noble, idealized portraiture. A figure of a wounded Amazon (c. 440 BC) is ascribed to him because of its resemblance to this head. Works attributed to Cresilas are known only in copies of lost bronze originals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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