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Phidias

Also known as The Great Pheidias, Pheidias, Fidias

thumb|300px|Phidias Showing the Frieze of the [[Parthenon to his Friends (1868) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] Phidias or Pheidias (; , Pheidias; ) 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 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

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Phidias was a male sculptor, architect, and painter from Classical Athens who lived during classical antiquity. He spoke Ancient Greek and is known for his work in the field of art of sculpture. His notable works include the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Athena Promachos, Lemnian Athena, and Athena Parthenos.

He was a student of Hegias of Athens and Ageladas, and he taught Agoracritus. Phidias died in 430 BCE at either Classical Athens or Olympia. His works are held in the collections of the Acropolis Museum, Museo del Prado, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and Regional Archaeological Museum Antonino Salinas. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Artist.name: Phidias
Artist.image: The Sculptor Phidias-Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.jpg
Artist.caption: Bust of Phidias (Roman copy of a 3rd century BC Greek original)
Artist.birth_date: c. 480 BC
Artist.death_date: c. 430 BC

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Classical Athens
Place of birth: Athens
Place of death: Olympia
Occupation: painter
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Student of: Ageladas
Field of work: art of sculpture
Image: The Sculptor Phidias-Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.jpg

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Commons category: Phidias
date of birth: 0500-00-00
date of death: 0430-01-01
Commons Creator page: Phidias
topic's main category: Category:Phidias
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
time period: classical antiquity
name in native language: Φειδίας
student: Agoracritus
has works in the collection: J. Paul Getty Museum
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name: Phidias
significant place: Classical Athens

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Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to Phidias, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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Life and work
Archaeological discovery
Legacy
Gallery
See also
References
Sources
External links

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. The historical value of this account, as well as the legend about accusations against the 'Periclean circle', is debatable, but Aristophanes mentions an incident with Phidias around that time.

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