Praxiteles
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Praxiteles was a renowned 4th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his graceful marble statues and pioneering depiction of the nude female form in classical art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Praxiteles canonical | 8 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sculptor
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artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Classical
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Late Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Athens
ⓘ
Knidos ⓘ Thespiae ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| depictedDeity |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Hermes ⓘ |
| depictedFigureType | satyr ⓘ |
| field | sculpture ⓘ |
| floruit | circa 370–330 BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic sculpture
ⓘ
Renaissance artists ⓘ Roman sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Phidias
ⓘ
Polykleitos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depiction of the nude female form
ⓘ
graceful marble statues ⓘ introduction of sensuous style in Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| legacy |
major reference point in art history for classical beauty
ⓘ
prototype for later representations of Aphrodite ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Late Classical Greek art ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aphrodite of Arles
ⓘ
Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ Apollo Sauroktonos ⓘ Eros of Thespiae ⓘ Hermes and the Infant Dionysus ⓘ Leto, Apollo and Artemis group at Mantinea ⓘ Barberini Faun ⓘ
surface form:
Resting Satyr
|
| sourceOfKnowledge |
Roman copies of Greek originals
ⓘ
ancient literary accounts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
gods and goddesses
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idealized human body ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ |
| technique |
contrapposto stance
ⓘ
subtle modeling of flesh ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.