Phidias
Sign in to savethumb|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 an ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect of the 5th century BC who created some of the most famous works of antiquity, including the Statue of Zeus at Olympia (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and the iconic statues of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis. His works represent the pinnacle of classical Greek artistic achievement and remain central to our understanding of ancient Greek culture and aesthetics.
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- Born
- approximately 500 B.C.
- Died
- approximately 430 B.C.
- Works
- 1
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- The Elgin and Phigaleian marbles of the classical ages
- Kunst um Phidias
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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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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 Athens. Phidias was the son of Charmides of Athens. The ancients believed that his masters were Hegias and Ageladas.
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.
