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'''Praxiteles''' was an [[Athens|Athenian]] sculptor who flourished during the 4th century BCE. The most renowned of sculptors from [[Attika]], he was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. | '''Praxiteles''' was an [[Athens|Athenian]] sculptor who flourished during the 4th century BCE. The most renowned of sculptors from [[Attika]], he was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. | ||
Some of his most creations included the a {{Wiki|Hermes and the Infant Dionysus|marble statue}} of [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]] holding an infant [[Zeus]] at the [[Temple of Hera, Olympia|Temple of Hera]] in [[Sanctuary of Olympia|Olympia]]<ref name="Gods of Olympia">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Gods of Olympia|Gods of Olympia]]</ref> and the statue of [[Artemis|Artemis Brauronia]] at the [[Brauroneion]] in Athens.<ref name="Brauroneion">''Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece'' – Discovery Sites: Artemis Brauronia</ref> | Some of his most creations included the a {{Wiki|Hermes and the Infant Dionysus|marble statue}} of [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]] holding an infant [[Zeus]] at the [[Temple of Hera, Olympia|Temple of Hera]] in [[Sanctuary of Olympia|Olympia]]<ref name="Gods of Olympia">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Gods of Olympia|Gods of Olympia]]</ref> and the statue of [[Artemis|Artemis Brauronia]] at the [[Brauroneion]] in Athens.<ref name="Brauroneion">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – Discovery Sites: Artemis Brauronia</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 22 September 2026
Praxiteles was an Athenian sculptor who flourished during the 4th century BCE. The most renowned of sculptors from Attika, he was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
Some of his most creations included the a marble statue of Hermes holding an infant Zeus at the Temple of Hera in Olympia[1] and the statue of Artemis Brauronia at the Brauroneion in Athens.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Gods of Olympia
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Discovery Sites: Artemis Brauronia