Phidias
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Phidias or 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 d
Bust of Phidias (Roman copy of a 3rd century BC Greek original)
Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends (1868) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
In this 1841-42 painting by Paul Delaroche, Phidias is depicted enthroned on the right.
The Varvakeion Athena, a Roman-era statue of Athena Parthenos considered to be the most faithful reproduction of the chryselephantine statue made by Phidias and his assistants, displayed in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus ther
Phidias
…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 Ancient World. Phidias also designed the statues of the goddess Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, namely the Athena…
Drawing of a reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus by Quatremère de Quincy (1815)
An artist's reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus
Drawing from the 1572 Octo Mundi Miracula, the earliest known representation of the statue in modern times. The engraving was made by Philippe Galle, from a drawing by Maarten van Heemskerck
Drawings of the reverses of two Roman Provincial coins from Elis minted by Hadrian depicting the Statue of Zeus (Nordisk familjebok)