Phidias

E15113

ancient Greek sculptor artist person

Phidias was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his monumental works, including the statue of Zeus at Olympia and major sculptures associated with the Parthenon.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Phidias canonical	24
Pheidias	6
Workshop of Pheidias	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek sculptor ⓘ artist ⓘ person ⓘ
activeInCentury	5th century BCE ⓘ
allegedAccusation	embezzlement of gold for Athena Parthenos ⓘ impiety ⓘ
artForm	monumental sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Athena ⓘ Zeus ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Athens ⓘ Olympia ⓘ
associatedWithStructure	the Parthenon ⓘ surface form: Parthenon
citizenship	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
countryOfOrigin	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
depictedAs	ideal of Classical Greek artistic proportion and harmony ⓘ
era	Classical period of Ancient Greece ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Greek ⓘ
famousFor	Statue of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ surface form: Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
floruit	circa 490–430 BCE ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
influenced	Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ Roman sculpture ⓘ
knownFor	chryselephantine technique ⓘ monumental cult statues ⓘ supervision of Parthenon sculptural program ⓘ
legacy	considered one of the greatest sculptors of Classical antiquity ⓘ
materialUsed	gold ⓘ ivory ⓘ marble ⓘ
movement	Classical Greek art ⓘ
name	Phidias self-link ⓘ
notableWork	Athena Parthenos ⓘ Athena ⓘ surface form: Athena Promachos Athena Parthenos ⓘ surface form: Chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos Statue of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ surface form: Chryselephantine statue of Zeus at Olympia Parthenon sculptures ⓘ Statue of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
occupation	architect ⓘ sculptor ⓘ
patron	Pericles ⓘ
style	High Classical ⓘ
workDescribedIn	Ancient literary sources ⓘ Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ surface form: Plutarch’s Lives
workedOn	Periclean building program on the Athenian Acropolis ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acropolis of Athens → sculpturalProgramDirectedBy → Phidias ⓘ

Archaeological site of Olympia → hasPart → Phidias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Workshop of Pheidias

Pericles → patronOf → Phidias ⓘ

Phidias → name → Phidias self-link ⓘ

the Parthenon → chiefSculptor → Phidias ⓘ

subject surface form: Parthenon

Ictinus → collaboratedWith → Phidias ⓘ

Temple of Zeus at Olympia → hasSculpturalDecorationBy → Phidias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pheidias

Temple of Zeus at Olympia → housedWorkBy → Phidias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pheidias

Statue of Zeus at Olympia → creator → Phidias ⓘ

Classical Greece → hasNotableArtist → Phidias ⓘ

Olympia, Greece → associatedWithSculptor → Phidias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pheidias

Classical period → hasMajorFigure → Phidias ⓘ

Periclean building program → supervisedBy → Phidias ⓘ

Age of Pericles → hasArchitecturalProgramDirector → Phidias ⓘ

Age of Pericles → hasAssociatedPerson → Phidias ⓘ

Athena Parthenos → creator → Phidias ⓘ

Athena Parthenos → sculptor → Phidias ⓘ

Parthenon sculptures → creator → Phidias ⓘ

sanctuary of Olympia → creator → Phidias ⓘ

subject surface form: Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Agorakritos → studentOf → Phidias ⓘ

Agorakritos → associatedWith → Phidias ⓘ

Agorakritos → influencedBy → Phidias ⓘ

The Apotheosis of Homer → depicts → Phidias ⓘ

sanctuary of Zeus → creator → Phidias ⓘ

subject surface form: Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Praxiteles → influencedBy → Phidias ⓘ

Workshop of Pheidias → associatedWith → Phidias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pheidias

Workshop of Pheidias → namedAfter → Phidias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pheidias

Polykleitos → influencedBy → Phidias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pheidias

Ancient Greek sculpture → hasNotableArtist → Phidias ⓘ

Porticus of Octavia → hasArtworkBy → Phidias ⓘ

Parthenon cella → supervisedBy → Phidias ⓘ