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Pasiteles (Greek: Πασιτέλης; sometimes called Pasiteles the Younger) was a Neo-Attic school sculptor from Ancient Rome at the time of Julius Caesar. Pasiteles is said by Pliny to have been a native of Magna Graecia, and to have been granted Roman citizenship.^[1] He worked during a period where there was a demand for copies of, or variations on, noted works of Greek sculpture; the demand was met by the workshops of Pasiteles and his pupils Stephanus^[2] and Menelaus^[3] and others, several of whose statues are extant.^[1] According to Pliny, Pasiteles made an ivory statue of Jupiter for the temple of Metellus^[4] and made statues for the temple of Juno in the portico of Octavia.^[5]

Pliny states that Pasiteles worked in marble, silver, ivory, and bronze and, according to his contemporary Varro, never made a statue without first making a clay model. Pasiteles was the author of five books upon celebrated works of sculpture and chasing in the whole world (quinque volumina nobilium operum in toto), which Pliny calls mirabilia opera, stating that Pasiteles is a better guide to chased silver than Xenocrates or the other authorities. In Pliny there is some alternation of the spelling "Paxiteles" with the spelling "Pasiteles."^[5]

Pasiteles the Elder

According to Pausanias i 30 §2, Pasiteles, in the time of Pheidias, was the teacher of the sculptor Colotes.^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Chisholm 1911, p. 883.
^ Smith, Sir William, ed. (1859). "STEPHANUS, artists". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. III. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 906.
^ Smith, Sir William, ed. (1849). "MENELAUS, a pupil of Stephanus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. II. Boston: Little & Brown. p. 1039.
^ Smith, Sir William, ed. (1859). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (2nd ed.). Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 1068.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smith, Sir William, ed. (1859). "PASITELES". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. III. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 133.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pasiteles". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 883.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911883-1] Chisholm 1911, p. 883.

[2] Smith, Sir William, ed. (1859). "STEPHANUS, artists". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. III. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 906.

[3] Smith, Sir William, ed. (1849). "MENELAUS, a pupil of Stephanus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. II. Boston: Little & Brown. p. 1039.

[4] Smith, Sir William, ed. (1859). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (2nd ed.). Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 1068.

[Biog-5] Smith, Sir William, ed. (1859). "PASITELES". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. III. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 133.

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-'''Pasiteles''' ({{lang-grc-gre|Πασιτέλης}}; sometimes called '''Pasiteles the Younger''') was a [[Neo-Attic]] school sculptor from [[Ancient Rome]] at the time of [[Julius Caesar]]. Pasiteles is said by [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] to have been a native of [[Magna Graecia]], and to have been granted Roman citizenship. He worked during a period where there was a demand for copies of, or variations on, noted works of [[Sculpture of Ancient Greece|Greek sculpture]]: the demand was met by the workshops of Pasiteles and his pupils Stephanus<ref>{{cite book|author=Smith, Sir William, ed.|title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|chapter=STEPHANUS, artists|year=1859|volume=vol. III|location=Boston|publisher=Little, Brown, and Company|page= 906|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UcwPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA906}}</ref> and Menelaus<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|author=Smith, Sir William (ed.)|chapter=MENELAUS, a pupil of Stephanus|year=1849|volume=vol. II|location=Boston|publisher=Little & Brown|page=1039|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HP4rAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1039}}</ref> and others, several of whose statues are extant.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Pasiteles|volume=20|page=883}}</ref> According to Pliny, Pasiteles made an ivory statue of Jupiter for the [[Temple of Castor and Pollux|temple of Metellus]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Smith, Sir William, ed.|title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities|edition=2nd|year=1859|location=Boston|publisher=Little, Brown, and Company|page=1068|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LscPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1068}}</ref> and made statues for the temple of Juno in the [[Porticus Octavia|portico of Octavia]].<ref name="Biog"/>
+'''Pasiteles''' ({{lang-grc-gre|Πασιτέλης}}; sometimes called '''Pasiteles the Younger''') was a [[Neo-Attic]] school sculptor from [[Ancient Rome]] at the time of [[Julius Caesar]]. Pasiteles is said by [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] to have been a native of [[Magna Graecia]], and to have been granted Roman citizenship.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=883}} He worked during a period where there was a demand for copies of, or variations on, noted works of [[Sculpture of Ancient Greece|Greek sculpture]]; the demand was met by the workshops of Pasiteles and his pupils Stephanus<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Sir William |title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|chapter=STEPHANUS, artists|year=1859|volume=III|location=Boston|publisher=Little, Brown, and Company|page= 906|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UcwPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA906}}</ref> and Menelaus<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Sir William |title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|chapter=MENELAUS, a pupil of Stephanus|year=1849|volume=II|location=Boston|publisher=Little & Brown|page=1039|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HP4rAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1039}}</ref> and others, several of whose statues are extant.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=883}} According to Pliny, Pasiteles made an ivory statue of Jupiter for the [[Temple of Castor and Pollux|temple of Metellus]]<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Sir William |title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities|edition=2nd|year=1859|location=Boston|publisher=Little, Brown, and Company|page=1068|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LscPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1068}}</ref> and made statues for the temple of Juno in the [[Porticus Octavia|portico of Octavia]].<ref name="Biog"/>
-Pliny states that Pasiteles worked in marble, silver, ivory, and bronze and, according to his contemporary [[Marcus Terentius Varro|Varro]], never made a statue without first making a clay model. Pasiteles was the author of  five books upon celebrated works of sculpture and chasing (''I.e.'' engraving) in the whole world (''quinque volumina nobilium operum in toto''), which Pliny calls ''mirabilia opera'', stating that Pasiteles is a better guide to chased silver than [[Xenokrates of Sicyon|Xenocrates]] or the other authorities. In Pliny there is some alternation of the spelling "Paxiteles" with the spelling "Pasiteles."<ref name="Biog">{{cite book|author=Smith, Sir William, ed.|title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|chapter=PASITELES|year=1859|volume=vol. III|location=Boston|publisher=Little, Brown, and Company|page= 133|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=UcwPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133}}</ref>
+Pliny states that Pasiteles worked in marble, silver, ivory, and bronze and, according to his contemporary [[Marcus Terentius Varro|Varro]], never made a statue without first making a clay model. Pasiteles was the author of  five books upon celebrated works of sculpture and [[chasing]] in the whole world (''quinque volumina nobilium operum in toto''), which Pliny calls ''mirabilia opera'', stating that Pasiteles is a better guide to chased silver than [[Xenokrates of Sicyon|Xenocrates]] or the other authorities. In Pliny there is some alternation of the spelling "Paxiteles" with the spelling "Pasiteles."<ref name="Biog">{{cite book |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Sir William |title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|chapter=PASITELES|year=1859|volume=III|location=Boston|publisher=Little, Brown, and Company|page= 133|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UcwPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133}}</ref>
 ==Pasiteles the Elder==
-According to [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] i 30 §2, Pasiteles, in the time of [[Phidias|Pheidias]], was the teacher of the sculptor Colotes.<ref name="Biog"/>
+According to [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] i 30 §2, Pasiteles, in the time of [[Phidias|Pheidias]], was the teacher of the sculptor [[Colotes (sculptor)|Colotes]].<ref name="Biog"/>
-==References==
+==Notes==
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+*{{EB1911|wstitle=Pasiteles |volume=20 |page=883}}
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