Praxiteles

Prax·it·e·les  (prkstl-z) fl. fourth century b.c.

Greek sculptor whose few surviving works include Hermes Carrying Dionysius, discovered at Olympia (1877).

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Praxiteles [prækˈsɪtɪˌliːz]

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(Biographies / Praxiteles (4th-century bc-4th-century bc) M, Greek, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) 4th-century bc Greek sculptor: his works include statues of Hermes at Olympia, which survives, and of Aphrodite at Cnidus

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Praxiteles - ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)