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    Praxiteles, as he probably would have done. Pliny's date, 364 BC, is probably that of one of his most noted works. The subjects chosen by Praxiteles were...
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    one of Praxiteles' famous works, as no ancient replicas of it have been identified. The documentary evidence associating the work with Praxiteles is based...
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    activity on the floor of Praxiteles. The light coloration associated with the peak ring is now known as Orm Facula. Praxiteles crater, first observed by...
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    the great artists of classical Greece, Praxiteles and Apelles. She is most famously associated with Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos, the first three-dimensional...
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    Aphrodite of Knidos (category Sculptures by Praxiteles)
    did Praxiteles contrive it? A similar epigram is attributed to Plato: When Cypris saw Cypris at Cnidus, "Alas!" said she; "where did Praxiteles see me...
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    Cephisodotus the Elder, likely the father or uncle of the famous sculptor Praxiteles. It was acclaimed by the Athenians, who depicted it on vases and coins...
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  • to Praxiteles (circa 400 to 330 BCE). Technical features of the Cleveland Apollo are consistent with the Late Classical Period, during Praxiteles's lifetime...
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    it with a line in Latin that states: Non me Praxiteles, sed Marc'finxit Agrat, "I was not made by Praxiteles but by Marco d'Agrate". The information in...
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    4th century B.C. was dominated by three great figures: Praxiteles, Scopas and Lysippos. Praxiteles is likely to have been the first to fully explore the...
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  • sculptor, the father of the sculptor Praxiteles Cephisodotus the Younger, sculptor, the son of the sculptor Praxiteles This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    Italy, and was said to have been inspired by his viewing the Faun of Praxiteles in the Capitoline Museum. In H.G. Wells' (1895) The Time Machine, in the...
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  • Megastes praxiteles is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Morelos, Mexico. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014)...
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    – c. 360 BC) was a Greek sculptor, perhaps the father or an uncle of Praxiteles, one of whose sculptor sons was Cephisodotus the Younger. The one noted...
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    ISBN 978-0-85115-682-8 Corso, Antonio (2004), The Art of Praxiteles: The Development of Praxiteles' Workshop and Its Cultural Tradition Until the Sculptor's...
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    unwrought stone. The city contained many works of art, among them the Eros of Praxiteles, one of the most famous statues in the ancient world; it drew crowds of...
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    between sculptors Phidias and Praxiteles; Quatremère de Quincy attributed it to the mid-fourth century and the circle of Praxiteles; and the Comte de Clarac...
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    Venus is a Roman marble copy of the lost Aphrodite of Cnidus sculpture by Praxiteles, conserved in the Museo Pio-Clementino as a part of the Vatican Museums'...
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    a Cerberus at his feet. It was likely an attempted reconstructing of Praxiteles' bronze Rape of Proserpina, which has since been lost but was discussed...
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    derive) is thought to be a lost 3rd- or 2nd-century BCE variation on Praxiteles' work from Asia Minor, which modifies the Praxitelean tradition by a carnal...
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    master Phidias and his associate Alkamenes, and the 4th-century sculptors Praxiteles, Bryaxis, and Euphranor. Phidias was the most well known marble-worker...
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    developed the free-standing female nude statue, supposedly an innovation of Praxiteles, and developed increasingly complex and subtle poses that were interesting...
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    the Greek gods Phanes (mythology) A. Corso, Concerning the catalogue of Praxiteles' exhibition held in the Louvre. Conference paper presented at ИНДОЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ...
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  • Homoloïs, a priestess of Enyo. A statue of Enyo, made by the sons of Praxiteles, stood in the temple of Ares at Athens. Enyo is called the "sister of...
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  • Polykletus May 13, 1971 Palomar PLS  · 7.4 km MPC · JPL 5983 Praxiteles 2285 T-2 Praxiteles September 29, 1973 Palomar PLS  · 5.7 km MPC · JPL 5984 Lysippus...
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    myth. A sculptural head most often attributed to the Athenian artist Praxiteles has sometimes been identified as Eubuleus. Uncovered by archaeologists...
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    of Magna Graecia whose refinement and rapprochement with the manner of Praxiteles has made it a subject of discussion. It is an example of a dancing satyr...
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    was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three greatest sculptors of the Classical...
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    Lyceus (category Sculptures by Praxiteles)
    Apollōn Lukeios) type, also known as Lycean Apollo, originating with Praxiteles and known from many full-size statue and figurine copies as well as from...
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    first cult statue of the goddess depicted naked, which was sculptured by Praxiteles in 365 BC. As such, it became a place of pilgrimage, and continued to...
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    exaggerated contrapposto, its style is associated with the school of Praxiteles. The upraised arm and the distribution of weight indicate that in his...
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