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Phidias

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Phidias, or Pheidias (c. 480 to 430 BC), was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter and architect active in the fifth century BC. His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and he also designed the Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon and the colossal bronze Athena Promachos that stood on the Athenian Acropolis between the Parthenon and the Propylaea, the monumental gateway serving as the entrance to the Acropolis. He was the son of Charmides of Athens, and the ancients believed his teachers were Hegias and Ageladas.

Facts
Birth Year
480 BCE 1
Death Year
430 BCE 1
Nationality
Greek 1
Training
According to ancient tradition, trained under Hegias and Ageladas 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Phidias
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Parthenon

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Statue of Zeus at Olympia

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Practices

Architecture, Art Forms
Source Phidias - Wikipedia
Painting, Art Forms
Source Phidias - Wikipedia
Sculpture, Art Forms
Source Phidias - Wikipedia

Works Created

Parthenon, Works
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Phidias - Wikipedia
Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Works

Sculpted by Phidias, c. 435 BCE.

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Nationality

Greece

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Phidias or Pheidias (; Ancient Greek: Φειδίας, Pheidias; c. 480 – c. 430 BC) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC.

Originated In

Athens

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Source Wikidata: Phidias
Sources
1. Phidias - Wikipedia
  • Infobox: birth_date
    c. 480 BC
  • Infobox (Died)
    c. 430 BC
  • Lead section
    Plutarch discusses Phidias's friendship with the Greek statesman Pericles, recording that enemies of Pericles tried to attack him through Phidias - who was accused of stealing gold intended for the Parthenon's statue of Athena, and of impiously portraying himself and Pericles on the shield of the statue.
  • Opening paragraph [training]
    The ancients believed that his masters were Hegias and Ageladas.
  • Lead section
    His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Phidias also designed the statues of the goddess Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, namely the Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon, and the Athena Promachos, a colossal bronze which stood between it and the Propylaea, a monumental gateway that served as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens.
  • Practices: Painting, lead paragraph
    Phidias or Pheidias (; Ancient Greek: Φειδίας, Pheidias; c. 480, c. 430 BC) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC. His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the An
  • Works Created: Parthenon
  • In Group: Ancient Greek Sculptors, Lead
    Phidias or Pheidias (; Ancient Greek: Φειδίας, Pheidias; c. 480, c. 430 BC) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC.
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