Kresilas

Kresilas
Bornc. 480 BC
Diedc. 410 BC
Education
  • In Argos, Dorotheos's school
  • In Athens, Myron's school
Known forsculpture
Notable work
  • Pericles with the Corinthian helmet
  • Athena of Velletri

Kresilas (Greek: Κρησίλας Krēsílas; c. 480 – c. 410 BC) was a Greek sculptor in the Classical period (5th century BC), from Kydonia. He was trained in Argos and then worked in Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian War, as a follower of the idealistic portraiture of Myron. He is best known for his statue Pericles with the Corinthian helmet.


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