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Praxiteles

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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).

Praxiteles [prækˈsɪtɪˌliːz]
n
(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

Prax•it•e•les (prækˈsɪt lˌiz)

n.
fl. c350 B.C., Greek sculptor.
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Noun1.Praxiteles - ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)Praxiteles - ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)


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History says that the temples of the Acropolis were filled with the noblest works of Praxiteles and Phidias, and of many a great master in sculpture besides--and surely these elegant fragments attest it.
Oh, for a Phidias or a Praxiteles to have made the wonder of her body immortal!
 
 
 
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