Naukydès: Sculptor of Athenian Glory Naukydès (ναυκύδης), also spelled Naukydes, was a Greek sculptor from Argos during the late Archaic and early Classical periods—approximately 420-390 BC. His legacy rests upon remarkably preserved sculptures that offer invaluable insight into Athenian artistic sensibilities and craftsmanship of his time. Belonging to a lineage of sculptors distinguished by their father Patrocles and brothers Daidalos and Périclytos, Naukydès’s career coincided with the zenith of Athenian cultural achievement—a period marked by monumental architecture, dramatic theatre, an…