Demetrius of Alopece, 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. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC.
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. Lucian of Samosata (Λουκιανός ὁ Σαμοσατεύς Lucianus c He was contrasted with Cresilas, an idealizing sculptor of the generation before. Kresilas was a Greek sculptor from Kydonia. He lived in the 5th century BC.
Since however the peculiarities mentioned by Lucian do not appear in Greek portraits before the 3rd century BC. The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 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. Acropolis (Gr akros akron edge extremity + polis city pl acropoleis
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