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Phidias was supposed to have stolen some public gold, with the connivance of Pericles, for the embellishment of the statue of Minerva. The guide showed us a coffee-colored piece of sculpture which he said was considered to have come from the hand of Phidias, since it was not possible that any other artist, of any epoch, could have copied nature with such faultless accuracy. " said Michel; "you believe that they have artists like Phidias, Michael Angelo, or Raphael? |
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Phidias - ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC)