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Timotheos

400 BC – 340 BC

Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC

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About Timotheos

Lived 400 BC – 340 BC. Timotheos was a sculptor.

Timotheus (; born in Epidaurus; died in Epidaurus, c. 340 BC) was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC, one of the rivals and contemporaries of Scopas of Paros, among the sculptors who worked for their own fame on the construction of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus between 353 and 350 BC. He was apparently the leading sculptor at the Temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus, c. 380 BC.

To him is attributed a sculpture of Leda and the Swan in which the queen Leda of Sparta protected a swan from an eagle, on the basis of which a Roman marble copy in the Capitoline Museums is said to be "after Timotheus". The theme must have been popular, judging by the more than two dozen Roman marble copies that survive. The most famous version has been that in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, purchased by Pope Clement XIV from the heirs of Cardinal Alessandro Albani. A highly restored version is in the Museo del Prado, and an incomplete one is in the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Important facts

Born
400 BC, Epidaurus
Birth century
Died
340 BC, Epidaurus
Occupation
Nationality
Peloponnesian League
Also known as
Timotheus

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Timotheos?

Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC

When was Timotheos born?

Timotheos was born in 400 BC in Epidaurus.

When did Timotheos die?

Timotheos died in 340 BC in Epidaurus.

What was Timotheos's occupation?

Timotheos was a sculptor.

What nationality was Timotheos?

Timotheos's recorded nationality: Peloponnesian League.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Timotheos

· Wikidata: Q1342534

· DBpedia: Timotheus (sculptor)

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