EncyclopediaCharesChares (kâr'ēz, kā'–) [key], fl. 3d cent. B.C., Greek worker in bronze from Lindus, Rhodes; pupil of Lysippos. He was the sculptor of the Colossus of Rhodes and is said to have founded the Rhodian school of sculpture. No known works have survived. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Chares from Fact Monster:
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