Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Attic sculpture, Late Classical period
Date and Place of Birth:
ca. 400 B.C., Athens, Greece
Life:
Praxiteles was rather like the "Picasso" of ancient Greece: he was wealthy, famous, and able to choose his subject matter or turn down commissions. Much of his success can be attributed to the fact that he was one of the first sculptors to create nude women that looked like nude women - his chief contribution to Western Art. None of his original sculptures survive, save for (the disputed) Hermes, but the Romans were such fans of his work that we've got lots of their copies.
Important Works:
- Hermes with the Infant Dionysus
- Aphrodite (or Venus) of Knidos (Cnidos, Cnidus)
- Faun
- Venus of Arles
- Satyr Pouring Wine
Date and Place of Death:
ca. 330 B.C., Athens, Greece
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