About Clearchus of Rhegium
Lived 550 BC – 500 BC. Clearchus of Rhegium was a sculptor.
Clearchus or Clearch ( Klearkhos) was a sculptor in bronze at Rhegium (modern Reggio Calabria) in Magna Graecia. He is notable as the teacher of the celebrated Pythagoras, who flourished at the time of Myron and Polykleitos. Clearchus was the pupil of the Corinthian Eucheirus (although was often said to have been apprenticed to the mythical Daedalus), and belongs probably to the 72nd and following Olympiads. His only recorded work is a bronze of Zeus that stood at Sparta, that was not cast, but made from plates of metal hammered into the desired form and then riveted together.
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Who was Clearchus of Rhegium?
ancient Greek artist
When was Clearchus of Rhegium born?
Clearchus of Rhegium was born in 550 BC.
When did Clearchus of Rhegium die?
Clearchus of Rhegium died in 500 BC.
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Clearchus of Rhegium was a sculptor.
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