SCULPTOR

Scopas

395 BC - 350 BC

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Scopas (Ancient Greek: Σκόπας; born in Paros, fl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scopas has received more than 136,770 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Scopas is the 16th most popular sculptor (down from 14th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Greece (down from 104th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Sculptor.

Scopas was a sculptor of the Hellenistic period who was most famous for his sculptures of women.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Scopas ranks 16 out of 258Before him are Lysippos, Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Constantin Brâncuși, and Giambologna. After him are Henry Moore, Nicola Pisano, Marie Tussaud, Jacopo Sansovino, Luca della Robbia, and Alessandro Algardi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 395 BC, Scopas ranks 2Before him is Praxiteles.  Among people deceased in 350 BC, Scopas ranks 1After him are Artemisia II of Caria, Alcidamas, Neoptolemus I of Epirus, Lucius Papirius Cursor, and Gaius Marcius Rutilus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Scopas ranks 111 out of 1,024Before him are Melissus of Samos (-470), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Melina Mercouri (1920), Necho II (-625), Arion (-700), and Polycrates (-600). After him are Pheidippides (-600), Phaedrus (-20), Ictinus (-500), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), and Lysias (-445).

Among SCULPTORS In Greece

Among sculptors born in Greece, Scopas ranks 6Before him are Phidias (-490), Myron (-500), Praxiteles (-395), Polykleitos (-450), and Lysippos (-390). After him are Leochares (-400), Alcamenes (-500), Chares of Lindos (-400), Ageladas (-600), Antenor (-590), and Paeonius (-500).