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Praxiteles

Sculptors

Praxiteles of Athens, son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the fourth century BC and the first to sculpt the nude female form as a life sized statue. No sculpture securely attributable to him survives, but numerous ancient copies of his works are known, several ancient authors including Pliny the Elder wrote about his work, and coins engraved with silhouettes of his famous statuary types still exist.

Facts
Nationality
Greek (Athenian) 1
Active From Year
375 BCE 2
Training
Son of the sculptor Cephisodotus the Elder 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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Practices

Sculpture, Art Forms
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Nationality

Greece

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Originated In

Athens

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Praxiteles (Greek sculptor, active ca. 375-340 BCE)Birth and Death Places
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Born: Athens (Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece) (inhabited place)
Sources
1. Praxiteles - Wikipedia
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    Praxiteles (; Greek: Πραξιτέλης) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC.
  • Lead section
    While no indubitably attributable sculpture by Praxiteles is extant, numerous copies of his works have survived; several authors, including Pliny the Elder, wrote of his works; and coins engraved with silhouettes of his various famous statuary types from the period still exist.
  • Practices: Sculpture, lead paragraph
    Praxiteles (; Greek: Πραξιτέλης) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. While no ind
  • In Group: Ancient Greek Sculptors, Lead
    Praxiteles (; Greek: Πραξιτέλης) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC.
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2. Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Praxiteles (Greek sculptor, active ca. 375-340 BCE)
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Praxiteles (Greek sculptor, active ca. 375-340 BCE)
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