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Praxiteles

Meaning of "Praxiteles" in the English dictionary

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prækˈsɪtɪˌliːz


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WHAT DOES PRAXITELES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Praxiteles

Praxiteles 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 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. A supposed relationship between Praxiteles and his beautiful model, the Thespian courtesan Phryne, has inspired speculation and interpretation in works of art ranging from painting to comic opera to shadow puppetry. Some writers have maintained that there were two sculptors of the name Praxiteles. One was a contemporary of Pheidias, and the other his more celebrated grandson. Though the repetition of the same name in every other generation is common in Greece, there is no certain evidence for either position.

Definition of Praxiteles in the English dictionary

The definition of Praxiteles in the dictionary is 4th-century bc Greek sculptor: his works include statues of Hermes at Olympia, which survives, and of Aphrodite at Cnidus.

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普拉克西特利斯
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براكسيتيليس
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Пракситель
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Praxitèle
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Prassitele
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Пракситель
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Ο Πραξιτέλης
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAXITELES»

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The Praxiteles Marble Group in Olympia
Der Hermes des Praxiteles (Sehaper's reconstruction). Zeitschrift fiir bildende Kunst 1883, 18, p. 168 sq. Geschichte der griechischen Plastik. Third edition, Leipzig 1881/1882. Fourth edition 1892/94, II, p. 37 sqq. Olympia. Das Fest und seine ...
Oscar Antonsson, 2014
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
PRAXITELES 605 in the most widely known varieties of Roman figured pottery ( Arretine and Terra Sigillata, the latter sometimes known as "Samian", although it has no significant connection with the island of Samos). Many Roman shapes ...
Nigel Guy Wilson, 2006
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Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective
PRAXITELES The new approach to art is immediately apparent in the work ofPRAXITELEs, one of the great masters of the fourth century BCE. Praxiteles did not reject the favored sculptural themes of the High Classical period, and his ...
Fred Kleiner, 2013
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Personal Styles in Greek Sculpture
which are not reported by the literary sources, although we are told that Praxiteles made a portrait of his lover Phryne. The art of the fourth century is dominated by impressive, large-scale grave monuments in Athens and elsewhere. It would be ...
Olga Palagia, Jerome Jordan Pollitt, J. J. Pollitt, 1998
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The Art of Ancient Greece: Sources and Documents
Sources and Documents Jerome Jordan Pollitt. Athenaios 13.5918: The local people had a gold statue made of this Phryne and set it up in Delphi on a column of Pentelic marble. Praxiteles was the sculptor. Of this statue Krates the Cynic said, ...
Jerome Jordan Pollitt, 1990
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The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, ...
PRAXITELES. Praxiteles lived in the 104th Olympiad, A. M. 3640. We must not confound him with another Praxiteles, who made himself famous in the time of Pompey by excellent* works in the goldsmith's art. Him we speak of is of the first rank ...
Charles Rollin, James Bell, 1870
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The Aphrodite of Knidos and Her Successors: A Historical ...
He had a reach, it is said, that eluded Praxiteles. His work, rather than that of Praxiteles, is the classic Greek statement. According to these critics Polykleitos is up there with Plato in standing for what is considered to be essential in Greek ...
Christine Mitchell Havelock, 2007
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Making Silence Speak: Women's Voices in Greek Literature and ...
By contrast, Alciphron foregrounds Phryne's persona to such a degree that Praxiteles seems forced to take on a role of submission and obedience; she is the one authorized to discuss his work of art, the one who invites the artist to admire his ...
A. P. M. H. Lardinois, Laura McClure, 2001
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History of Art: The Western Tradition
however, has a softness that points to a different source: Praxiteles, the master of feminine grace and sensuous rendering of flesh. PRAXITELES. The Demeter is probably only slightly later than Praxiteles' most famous statue, an Aphrodite of ...
Horst Woldemar Janson, Anthony F. Janson, 2004
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Classical Greece: Ancient Histories and Modern Archaeologies
The sculpted goddess I want to start with the most famous of all statues in antiquity: Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos, carved in the middle of the fourth century BC (fig. 5.1). There are two reasons for starting with this piece: first, 'In the Aphrodite ...
Ian Morris, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAXITELES»

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Review: Richard Dupont's 'Sobriquets,' the Human Form From Scan …
Richard Dupont probably won't make it into the pantheon of figurative sculpture, alongside Praxiteles, the Italians (Donatello, Michelangelo and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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First look at Trainwreck: LeBron James and Amy Schumer shine
... he's on top of her in bed – although he's best seen there where his museum-quality bulk and curves have a sheen like a Praxiteles statue. «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
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Trainwreck's homophobia puts John Cena in a headlock
... have a sheen like a Praxiteles statue. When at the movies, Amy drunkenly embarrasses Steve, nearly getting him into a scuffle (“I'm a big guy ... «Out Magazine, Jul 15»
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We owe Greece a cultural debt, classicists say
If Phidias hadn't designed the Parthenon and Polykleitos hadn't defined male beauty and Praxiteles hadn't sculpted the female form? «Yahoo Finance UK, Jun 15»
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Greece's Top 10 Archaeological Sites
Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, also known as the “Hermes of Praxiteles” is an ancient Greek sculpture discovered in 1877 in the cella of ... «Greek Reporter, Jun 15»
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Shoe Therapy? See How Manolo Blahnik And Jimmy Choo …
This Must-See Prada Foundation Exhibit Makes The Case For Myron And Praxiteles... And Art Forgery · Jonathon Keats Contributor ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
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This Must-See Prada Foundation Exhibit Makes The Case For …
In the age of Myron and Praxiteles, copying was an accepted practice, and copies of masterpieces were admired. That much is widely known. «Forbes, Jun 15»
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Putting Greece on a sound footing is like cleaning out the Augean …
Cimon of Athens, Miltiades, Themistocles, Pheidias, Praxiteles, Socrates, Plato, Aristides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Kolkata's Marble Palace: A Showcase of Fine European Architecture
The museum has sculptures from Praxiteles to Phidias, Venus to Apollo, Homer to Diana and Mosses. There is also an enormous Japanese ... «India West, Jun 15»
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Cervelli: 'For The Last Time' - let's hope so
... show except for add some strange and almost silly, mystery Miriam sees a resemblance between the young man and Praxiteles' faun statue. «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
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