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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Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (redirect from Hermes of Praxiteles)
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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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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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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Cleveland Apollo (section Praxiteles)
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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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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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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List of minor planets: 5001–6000 (redirect from 5983 Praxiteles)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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– 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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480–423 BC), ancient Greek sculptor in bronze MPC · 5982 5983 Praxiteles 2285 T-2 Praxiteles, Ancient Greek sculptor MPC · 5983 5984 Lysippus 4045 T-3 Lysippos...
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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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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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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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credited with having established the 'eight heads high' canon of proportion. Praxiteles (fourth century BCE), sculptor of the famed Aphrodite of Knidos, is credited...
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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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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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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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Resting Satyr (category Sculptures by Praxiteles)
rest) is a statue type generally attributed to the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles. Some 115 examples of the type are known, of which the best known is in...
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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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Apollo Sauroctonos (category Sculptures by Praxiteles)
century AD Roman marble copies of an original by the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles. The statues depict a nude adolescent Apollo about to catch a lizard climbing...
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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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