Kresilas
Kresilas (Greek: Κρησίλας Krēsílas; c. 480 – c. 410 BC) was a Greek sculptor in the Classical period (5th century BC), from Kydonia. He was trained in Argos and then worked in Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian War, as a follower of the idealistic portraiture of Myron.
Born~Died 480 BCE ~ 410 BCELast edited Oct 15, 2026, 3:55 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- 480 BCE ~ 410 BCE
- Born
- c. 480 BC, Kydonia, Crete, Classical Greece
- Died
- c. 410 BC
- Education
- In Argos, Dorotheos's school In Athens, Myron's school
- Known for
- sculpture
- Notable work
- Pericles with the Corinthian helmet Athena of Velletri
- Location
- 35.5173, 24.0195
Kresilas (Greek: Κρησίλας Krēsílas; c. 480 – c. 410 BC) was a Greek sculptor in the Classical period (5th century BC), from Kydonia. He was trained in Argos and then worked in Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian War, as a follower of the idealistic portraiture of Myron. He is best known for his statue Pericles with the Corinthian helmet.
Biography
Kresilas hailed from the city-state of Kydonia, on the island of Crete.1 He was trained in Argos as a student of Dorotheos, with whom he worked at Delphi and Hermione.2 Between 450 and 420 BC he worked mainly in Athens, as a follower of Myron's school and in the post-Phidias period he brought elements of compactness due to the Peloponnesian period.2
Roman writer Pliny the Elder wrote of a competition between the four sculptors Polykleitos, Phidias, Kresilas, and Phradmon, on the best statues of Amazons for the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Each sculptor placed himself at first place, but Phidias, Kresilas, and Phradmon had all put Polykleitos at second place, thus, Polykleitos won, Pheidias came second, and Kresilas third.3
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