| 单词 | Praxiteles |
| 例句 | He was made in the 4th-century BC, possibly by the legendary sculptor Praxiteles, but here he was again, this ancient Greek – split new, and contemporary. Best art exhibitions of 2012, No 4 – Bronze at the Royal Academy of Arts 2012-12-18T10:44:34Z That same year, the Cleveland Museum bought a bronze sculpture of Apollo from Phoenix Ancient Art that some believe was made by the classical Greek sculptor Praxiteles. Cleveland Museum Buys Antiquities, Stirs Ethics Debates 2012-08-13T02:00:13Z Inscribed on its sandstone facade are the names of great artists in the European tradition: Praxiteles, Giotto, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens and Gainsborough. Sydney’s Major Art Museum, Mired in a Dispute, Falls Behind Its Rivals 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z So he spent a lifetime deliberately not being Ingres, or Cézanne, or Praxiteles, all the while casting a loving eye in their direction. Art Review: ?Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum,? a Retrospective 2010-04-29T22:48:00Z Ph.D. candidates in informatics have worked on a computer program that allows this museum’s visitors to try to reconstruct Praxiteles’ statue of the Resting Satyr, now armless and legless. On College Campuses, a New Role for Students: Museum Curator 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z In the musical, his resemblance to the faun in Praxiteles’s famous sculpture is a thread that’s mostly dropped, and how could it not be? Review: ‘For the Last Time’ Sets a Hawthorne Novel in New Orleans, in 1950 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z As impeccably chiseled and hairless as a marble statue by Praxiteles, this leading body part is not merely decorative. Theater Review: ‘Picnic’ at American Airlines Theater 2013-01-14T03:19:35Z He knows about Praxiteles and Benny Goodman, about Winston Churchill’s speeches and video games. James Cracknell is a great Boat Race story but should age eclipse youth? | Richard Williams 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z In the 4th century this type was probably fixed by Praxiteles in his statue of Hermes at Olympia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He had travelled much, and had gathered into his home pictures and mosaics of great value: the head of Plato, a statue of Venus by Praxiteles, and other renowned works. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z A replica of the Faun of Praxiteles, inferior to that at the Capitol. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Two of these were columns of the Her�um, in which the Hermes of Praxiteles was found lying among the remnants. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z His profile, as Nancy saw it against the blue June sky, was like Praxiteles' Hermes. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The Demeter of Cnidus in the British Museum, of the school of Praxiteles, apparently shows her mourning for the loss of her daughter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z There are collected the ruins of the ancient societies, temples, columns, statues, the remains of Italian and Grecian genius, chefs-d'ouvre of Praxiteles, Phidias, Raphael, Michael Angelo, and a hundred masters. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The *Statue called "The Genius of the Vatican," supposed to be a copy from a Cupid of Praxiteles which existed in the Portico of Octavia in the time of Pliny. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Among all the discoveries made at Olympia, none has become so familiar to the artistic world as that of the Hermes of Praxiteles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z He has the body of a Greek God; he looks as if he had been modeled by Praxiteles. He Who Gets Slapped A Play in Four Acts 2011-11-11T03:00:27.467Z Praxiteles could not have shaped a more perfect form. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Gazing on the most sublime and beautiful creations of Greek art, the masterpieces of Phidias and Praxiteles, he has no eye for their beauty or their sublimity. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Copy of the Faun of Praxiteles, very beautiful, but inferior to that at the Capitol. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z But the pathos of Praxiteles is of a soft and dreamy character; there is no action, or next to none; and the emotions which he rouses are sentimental rather than passionate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z There may have been something of Praxiteles’ Venus in the lines of her body ... something, perhaps, though much coarser; but her face certainly lacked the charm, the smile of that divine statue. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Poets like Pindar, Simonides and Euripides sung his praises, and sculptors like Pheidias and Praxiteles were engaged by the state to carve his statue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z She was the mistress of Praxiteles, who made a statue of her, which was one of his greatest works, and was placed in the temple of Apollo at Delphi. l. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Hall of the Dying Gladiator contains the three gems of the collection—"the Gladiator," "the Antinous of the Capitol," and the "Faun of Praxiteles." Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z But in the case of Praxiteles we really stand on a safe level. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Of the purely human form, nothing greater than the work of Praxiteles and Raphael can be pictured on our brains. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z It is sad to think of, but it is stated on good authority that the people of those lofty cities quarrel over their honey as much as about Praxiteles. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z They might truly earn for him the title—Praxiteles of the brush. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z In this chamber is the Faun of Praxiteles. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z And his translator, Mrs Strong, regards the Aberdeen head of a young man in the British Museum as the actual work of Praxiteles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The rivalry of Praxiteles need not concern him, for there are wondrous ideals yet to be wrought, which will be comprehended and loved even in these days of hastening endeavour. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z We were standing in the atrium before a large marble vase—a restoration of the so-called Gaeta vase, by Salpion, a Greek sculptor of the time of Praxiteles. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Now its chafing against his, as they came together on the cushion, produced no more feeling than if it had been a fragment from the chisel of Praxiteles! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Their bases bear the names of Phidias and Praxiteles, and though their claim to be the work of such distinguished sculptors is doubtful, they are certainly of Greek origin. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z At Mantinea has been found a basis whereon stood a group of Latona and her two children, Apollo and Artemis, made by Praxiteles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z He cannot proceed with his ideal higher than Praxiteles. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z It was from her pictures and statues, that in succeeding times Praxiteles sculptured his Aphrodita, and the Venus of Medicis. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Here Venus was worshipped: here was seen this statue of that goddess, the most beautiful of the works of Praxiteles. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z The most celebrated statue of him was at Thespiae, the work of Praxiteles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z But of course we must not ascribe them to the hand of Praxiteles himself; great sculptors did not themselves execute the reliefs which adorned temples and other monuments, but reserved them for their pupils. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The gradual decadence of the great period of Grecian sculpture is well marked by the successive variations of the Cnidian Aphrodite of Praxiteles. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z It produced the greatest men in literature since Petrarch, the greatest architects since the Gothic masters of the Ile de France, the greatest sculptors since Praxiteles, the greatest painters that ever were. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The painting of Apelles, it is added, was far from exciting so much enthusiasm among the Greeks, as the sculpture of Praxiteles. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z Hermes of Vatican, 63; archaic at Athens, 68; of Praxiteles, 313. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Yet the graceful figures of the Muses of Mantinea suggest how much was due to Praxiteles in determining the tone and character of Athenian art in relief in the 4th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The austere style of Phidias gave place to the dreamy sentiment of Praxiteles, to the fiery passion of Scopas. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z A copy of the original statue by Praxiteles, which was in the street of the Tripods, Athens. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Flaxman states that he himself had seen, in the stables of the Braschi palace, a statue which he supposed might be the original work of Praxiteles. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z I keep looking at you as you stand there in your blue peplum—why, it's as if an old marble statue by Lysippus or Praxiteles had come to life. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The celebrated group at Florence representing Niobe and her children falling before the arrows of Apollo and Artemis is certainly a work of the pathetic school, and may be by a pupil of Praxiteles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In one of these monuments was the famous Satyr of Praxiteles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The original statue, of which the marble of the Capitol is a copy, was the work of the sculptor Praxiteles. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Apelles and Praxiteles, we are told, were both upon the shore; and both resolved to represent the birth of Venus according to the beautiful model which they had just beheld. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z The young man rose and stood with his fine body erect and as full of disciplined strength as that of a Praxiteles athlete. The Law of Hemlock Mountain The discovery of the Hermes of Praxiteles, almost the only certain original of a great Greek sculptor which we possess, has furnished a new and invaluable fulcrum for the study of ancient art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z “The creation of a pie like this,” said I, “transcends the achievements of Praxiteles.” The Idyl of Twin Fires It is said that Praxiteles himself considered the Faun one of his two best works. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z An idea of the sculpture of Praxiteles is supposed to have been imperfectly preserved to modern times in the Venus de Medici. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z In her temple of Euploca, at Cnidos, was the most admired of her statues, being the most perfect piece of Praxiteles. Heathen Mythology Further, for brief accounts of the chief artists the reader is referred to biographical articles, under such heads as Pheidias, Praxiteles, Apelles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z "Just as I suppose that you'd say that a soldier in the Blues, or some big, hulking corporal in the Guards, is a finer model of the human form than ever Praxiteles chiselled." The Fortunes Of Glencore This statue is the work of the great sculptor Praxiteles, and is the only original marble in existence direct from his hands. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 The very fact of Hearn's comparison between the art of Praxiteles and Phidias, and the grotesque whimsicality of Japanese imaginings, shows that he had not grasped the dignity and breadth of Greek culture. Lafcadio Hearn We now possess an original work of Praxiteles, and sculptures executed under the immediate direction of, if not from the hand of, other great sculptors of that age—Scopas, Timotheus and others. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z CEPHISODOTUS, the name of the father and of the son of Praxiteles, both sculptors like himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" It is seen in its perfection in the Elgin Marbles, in exaggeration in the Apollo Belvedere, and at the minimum in the work of Praxiteles. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Built like a Hercules, he had a torso that would have given joy to the great Praxiteles himself. By Right of Conquest A Novel The face of the singing lad was the face of a dreamer, as exquisite as a piece of marble that might have been fashioned by Praxiteles for a sun god. Leerie The Hermes not only adds to our knowledge of Praxiteles, but also confirms the received views in regard to him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z "And may I drink red wine with Praxiteles, or with Catullus beside his lake?" The Last Generation A Story of the Future We are presently to see again in the head of Hermes that Praxiteles was indeed a remarkable sculptor. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Among them was Praxiteles’ Cnidian Aphrodite, a statue which a king tried vainly to buy and a madman offered to marry. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern In her youth she was loved by the sculptor Praxiteles. Greek Women Professor Brunn claimed as work of Praxiteles a torso of a satyr in the Louvre, in scheme identical with the well-known satyr of the Capitol. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The temple and the garden and the statue of Praxiteles are described with a luxury of language which strikes the keynote of the dialogue. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion The most famous statue by the elder Praxiteles, the Aphrodite, was made for Cnidus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" It sufficed for the acquittal of this woman whose statue, the work of Praxiteles, was placed in the temple at Delphi. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Praxiteles at once ran for the door, protesting that all his labor was lost if the flames had reached the Satyr and the Love. Greek Women Contemporary with the Athenian school of Praxiteles and Scopas was the great school of Argos and Sicyon, of which Lysippus was the most distinguished member. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The woman-dealer has found among the mountains that perfection in a living form which Praxiteles scarcely realized, when inspired fancy wrought out its ideal in marble. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Antignone—usually wearing a Leatherstonepaugh bonnet—mourned that Praxiteles Periwinkle faded out of the vistas of Rome to the banks of the Thames without her. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. The exquisite grace of the Praxiteles Hermes or the sweetness of life we recognise in Donatello may invade the soul with messages of melancholy, and not come as ministers of joy. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Later, Praxiteles made of her a statue of gold, which was set up at Delphi between those of two kings. Greek Women We can scarcely be mistaken in attributing the workmanship of this beautiful sarcophagus to some sculptor trained in the school of Praxiteles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In such perplexity is it not as if one heard again the threat of Mummius, charging his crew to give good heed to the statues of Praxiteles, on the peril of replacing them if broken! The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe The Minerva of Phidias or Praxiteles was no safer from the iconoclastic frenzy of the new convert from heathenism than the rude idol of a less cultivated age. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Praxiteles appears to have been exceptional in his preference for marble. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion She also served as his model for the celebrated Aphrodite of Cnidos, which Pliny describes as "the finest statue, not only by Praxiteles, but in the whole world." Greek Women Phryne held intimate relations with Hyperides, and she stood for Praxiteles, one of the first sculptors of Greece, as the model for his Aphrodite. Woman under socialism “La, now you are a moth,—a moment ago, a rose-bush,—” “And you are ten million roses, grown in the garden of heaven, and fashioned into one body there, by some celestial Praxiteles!” The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 Praxiteles carved a statue of Phryne in gold, and the work stood in a place of honour in the temple of Apollo at Delphi. The Truth About Woman Such must have been the works of those famous Romans and Greeks, Phidias and Praxiteles. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion Later, Praxiteles made of her a statue of gold, which was set up at Delphi between those of two kings. Greek Women We memorize Praxiteles, Phidias, Myron, the ancient cairns, the parts of an Egyptian temple. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College Praxiteles moulded a goddess in clay, and we still acclaim him after the lapse of some two thousand years. Olive in Italy Classical scholars will remember that a somewhat similar tale is told by Pliny of the Venus of Praxiteles in Cnidus. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome “The Venus de Milo, and the Hermes of Praxiteles.” Hepsey Burke In honor of Phryne there was a marble statue at Thespian sculptured by Praxiteles, as well as another of gold at Delphi. Greek Women The graceful sweep of a line by Praxiteles or the glorious radiancy of a color by Angelico is most beautiful in the place it took from the master’s hand. English: Composition and Literature Of the Faun of Praxiteles there are two copies in the Vatican, but both are inferior to that in the Capitol. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Their learned men have labelled you, 'By an Unknown Sculptor,' little suspecting that your lips were arched by Praxiteles. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) The sublime architecture of the Propylæa and the Parthenon, the magnificent sculpture of Phidias and Praxiteles, could not fail to excite his wonder. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles She also served as his model for the celebrated Aphrodite of Cnidos, which Pliny describes as "the finest statue, not only by Praxiteles, but in the whole world." Greek Women Dreams of a pair of blue eyes in the face of a Greek goddess, with limbs that Praxiteles never surpassed. Colorado Jim A copy of the Cupid of Praxiteles is in the British Museum. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Phidias and Praxiteles and the rest shaped and chiselled, aiming at perfection no doubt, trying to do their best, but without troubling themselves as to what that best "ought" to be. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 We are accustomed to call Praxiteles the greatest sculptor of the second school of Greek art, just as we give that place to Phidias in the first. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture As certain sculptors of the age, The more attention to engage, And raise their price, the curious please, By forging of Praxiteles; And in like manner they purloin A Myro to their silver coin. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Is it not known that Nicomedes, King of Lycia, in his eagerness for a Venus that was by the hand of Praxiteles, spent on it almost all the wealth of his people? Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi Many as are the subsequent copies preserved of this famous statue, we can only conceive the outward idea of the attitude, but none of the pure grandeur of the work of Praxiteles. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Thy dream is vain; the dawn thou longest will not dawn; Thus, burning for eternities thou mayest not reach, Remain, Cloud-Hunter and Praxiteles of shadows! Life Immovable First Part Another story relates that Phryne, a friend of Praxiteles, had been told by him that she could have any work which she might choose from his workshop. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture He looked as beautiful as the Eros of Praxiteles in his helmet of panther-skin. The Gods are Athirst Those now making way through the wood show limbs naked from thigh to toe, smooth as moulded bronze, and proportioned as if cut by the chisel of Praxiteles. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The sculptural decorations of the temple of Artemis, at Ephesus, the foundations of which have been lately discovered by Mr. Wood, there is every reason to believe were contributed by Praxiteles and Scopas. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The dawn thou longest will not dawn; Thus burning for eternities thou mayest not reach, Remain cloud-hunter and Praxiteles of shadows! Life Immovable First Part We know that he was the son of a Cephisodotus, who was a bronze worker, and was thought to be a son of Alcamenes, thus making Praxiteles a grandson of the latter. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Greece had her group when the wit of Aristophanes sought to overtop the stately lines of Æschylus; Praxiteles outdid Ictinus; and wayside words uttered by Socrates were to outlast them all. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The wonderful excavations in Olympia, to which allusion has already been made, have brought to light an exquisite marble group of Hermes and the infant Bacchus, by Praxiteles. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome He was also famous as an encaustic painter, and was employed by Praxiteles to apply his art to his statues. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Nothing strikes one more strongly in such works as the charioteer of Delphi and the Hermes of Praxiteles than the pains taken with every detail. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Praxiteles represented youth and beauty and such subjects as are most pleasing to popular taste. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Crisply curling yellow hair surmounted a head which Praxiteles would have reveled in as a model for his youthful Hermes. Giants on the Earth It was adorned by statues and monuments by Praxiteles, Phidias and Myron. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel In the half draped Venus of Milo now in the Louvre, we have a genuine Greek work, which represents an intermediate style between that of Phidias and Praxiteles. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The lady, though not without charm, seems artificial and affected beside the exquisite freshness of the girl of Praxiteles. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield The hand of Praxiteles carved the altar, the magic pencil of Apelles adorned its walls with a picture of Alexander. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Out of this room there was a still smaller one with several palms in it, and out of the palms arising a great bronze reproduction of the Hermes of Praxiteles. The Dictator They preferred, however, to submit to any extremity rather than part with it; and with good reason, for by this statue Praxiteles has perpetuated the glory of Cnidos. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome Lysippus, the successor of Praxiteles and Scopas, was a contemporary of Alexander the Great. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life If a cloth were drawn around the eyes of Praxiteles' statue of Love," says Bulwer, "the face looked grave and sad; but as the bandage was removed, a beautiful smile would overspread the countenance. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power The barbarian's club which destroyed the Grecian statues was no match for the chisel of Phidias and Praxiteles. Pushing to the Front Sculpture was thus generally practised in Greece, where there flourished a number of excellent artists, among them being Phidias of Athens, Praxiteles and Polycletus, very great masters. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) The applause bestowed on the best efforts, was repeated by the orators, the poets, the philosophers, and historians; the Cow of Miron, the Venus of Apelles, and the Cupid of Praxiteles, have exercised every pen. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) She broke off, staring with dismay at the underlined questions which met her eye in one of Agnes’s neatly written books: “Characterise the work of Praxiteles, comparing it with that of Phidias.” Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Michael Angelo evidently had not 'struck in' on their canvases, or Praxiteles struck out from their marbles. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy We may take as an example what was perhaps the most famous statue of antiquity, the Aphrodite by Praxiteles at Cnidus. Religion and Art in Ancient Greece Does not every one know how Nicomedes, king of Lycia, expended almost all the wealth of his people owing to his passion for a Venus by the hand of Praxiteles? The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) Sometimes he would startle sober people by asserting that he had just come from interviews with Apelles and Praxiteles. Art in England Notes and Studies And who are the great composers, who hereafter will rank with Homer, with Sophocles, with Praxiteles, or with Phidias? Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography Yet we shut our eyes to the great truth into which all truths merge, and we call upon the Pict, or the Sarmatian, to produce the forms of Phidias and Praxiteles. Tancred Or, The New Crusade It was said that Phryne had posed as a model for the Cnidian Aphrodite of Praxiteles; and the character of the goddess was inferred from that of her votary. Religion and Art in Ancient Greece I believe the artists impute to Praxiteles a certain ownership in this double curve. The Amateur Garden Now, suppose the statue had been really carved by Praxiteles. The Patient Observer And His Friends The Greek sculptor Praxiteles conceives a human form of perfect beauty, posed in an attitude of perfect grace, wearing an expression of perfect charm and serenity. Platform Monologues Praxiteles," he jerked out, between the puffs, "and in the age of Kneller! News from the Duchy Sentinel the scene with marbles that would have doubled the fame of a Praxiteles. The President A novel The statues on each side, the works, as they are inscribed, of Phidias and Praxiteles, stood in undiminished grandeur, representing Castor and Pollux, who with majestic power tamed the rearing animal at their side. The Last Man If art is a man's soul and hopes and brain and sweat and blood put into concrete form, who produced the truer work of art, Praxiteles or the unknown sculptor of Hoboken? The Patient Observer And His Friends The Ganymede is a most exquisite little group, attributed to the age of Praxiteles; and not without reason even to the hand of that sculptor. The Diary of an Ennuyée Their most renowned artists, Phidias, Praxiteles, and Lysippus, were sculptors. History Of Ancient Civilization If Polus stands on a lower pedestal than Praxiteles in mankind's esteem it is because his genius was not so brilliant and not because the art of acting is less noble than that of sculpture. The Young Man and the World She reminds me of Praxiteles' Psyche when she looks down. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story What should an Arizona cowboy know of Praxiteles? and why should any one talk to him of that worthy Greek save as a subtle and hidden expression of contempt? The Killer "That bow of your lips—I should think it fashioned by Praxiteles—and it is for the arrows of truth." Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ And Praxiteles' child, the young Venus, yet calls From the altar, where, smiling, she still holds her place, The centuries conquered to worship her grace. Records of a Girlhood I dote on Futurism, and so a mate would give me little ease Whose views were strictly orthodox on Myron and Praxiteles. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21 One day she showed me a fine drawing of the Faun of Praxiteles, with some verses written beneath. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 He talked to me of Praxiteles, among other things. The Killer His hair was brown, his eyes gray and his features those of the Hermes of Praxiteles. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment I saw little but fleas and dogs of incredible savagery, where once were the precinct and shrine of Eros with a famous statue of the god by Praxiteles. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary I could show you the engraving of a statue by Praxiteles which is absurdly like you. The Spinners The gilded statue of Phryne, the work of Praxiteles, was placed in the temple at Delphi, presented by the lady herself. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. First, let the visitor notice, placed in front of the third pilaster, a celebrated copy of the statue of Praxiteles, of Cupid bending his bow. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Those of us who ask much of the contemporary theatre may be saddened to observe that most of the current dramatists seem more akin to the sand-man than to Praxiteles. The Theory of the Theatre He has been hailed as a modern Praxiteles. Promenades of an Impressionist We were Praxiteles, Phidias and Scopas; we had inaugurated the modest Venus and her sister in their temples, and we drank to our model goddesses in wines from the Ionian Archipelago. The Cross of Berny His hips are lean and narrow as a filly's; his calves might have posed for Praxiteles. Profiles from China One is conscious that in his work, as in the sculpture of Praxiteles, the calm beauty of the Apollonian temper is touched by the wilder rhythm of the perilous music of Dionysus. One Hundred Best Books Let us imagine him endowed with a brain and a hand on a par with those of Praxiteles. The Theory of the Theatre But neither Zeuxis nor Praxiteles was called from the dead to mar her perfections, nor record her negative charms. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 483, April 2, 1831 There was neither a Winged Victory, a Venus de Milo, nor a Hermes after Praxiteles. The Penalty And what a happy fellow Praxiteles must have been! In the Days of My Youth His face was modelled with the care a Praxiteles would lavish on a Phoebus. The Night Horseman None the less we should set his seashore images upon a lower plane of art than the monuments Praxiteles himself hewed out of marble. The Theory of the Theatre The rude Pelasgic altar, the sculptured god of Praxiteles, then down through the ages of decay to the ugly painting of the Byzantine monk in the Dark Ages. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe "Would you," said Barbara, and her eyes twinkled a little, "really rather be a parent than a Praxiteles?" The Penalty A satyr lying asleep on a goatskin which he has thrown over a rock is believed to be the work of Praxiteles. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 This "Venus" is the prototype of all other Venetian versions; it is in painting what the "Aphrodite" of Praxiteles was in sculpture, a perfect creation of a master mind. Giorgione When near the Venus, he surprised me by saying he preferred the Neapolitan Psyche by Praxiteles, as being more spiritual. Without Dogma The Faun of Praxiteles, in the same room, is a glorious work; it is the perfect embodiment of that wild, merry race the Grecian poets dreamed of. Views a-foot Donatello, a young Italian whose marvellous resemblance to the Marble Faun of Praxiteles is the subject of jesting remark to three American friends. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Praxiteles leans to the female, Lysippus to the male; and so, through all the gamut of the figurative craftsmen, we discover more or less affinity for man or woman. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Men say, Phidias, Praxiteles, and know that they did greatly and sufficiently. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 You decide that the Hermes of Praxiteles and Wagner's Tristan are not suited for young girls; and your daughter marries somebody appallingly unlike either Hermes or Tristan solely to escape from your parental protection. Treatise on Parents and Children A satyr, lying asleep on a goat-skin which he has thrown over a rock, is believed to be the work of Praxiteles. Views a-foot And the straight line of the nose, not too thin, yet fine enough for the rapture of a Praxiteles. Within the Law Praxiteles might have so expressed the Genius of Eternal Repose; but no Greek sculptor would have given that huge girth to the thorax, or have exaggerated the mighty hand with such delight in sinewy force. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Oh, for a Phidias or a Praxiteles to have made the wonder of her body immortal! The Red One When Phidias and Praxiteles had their statues of goddesses unveiled in the temples of the AEgean, don't you suppose there was a passionate beating of hearts, a thrill of mysterious terror? Roderick Hudson In the morning I climbed the Quirinal Hill, now called Monte Cavallo, from the colossal statues of Castor and Pollux, with their steeds, supposed to be the work of Phidias and Praxiteles. Views a-foot Indeed, it has often been asserted, that the statues by Phidias and Praxiteles were so inimitably executed, that the people of Paros adored them as living gods. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827 They stood there talking about the wonderful works of Praxiteles and of many another artist. Buried Cities, Volume 2 Olympia I have understood the heart of that Italian girl, whom some such picture of St. Sebastian, perhaps this very one, excited, as the Venus of Praxiteles the Grecian boy, to hopeless love, madness, and death. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Phidias and Praxiteles," Miss Blanchard remarked, "had the advantage of believing in their goddesses. Roderick Hudson Her loose hair Was resting on her shoulders like a cloud Floating around a statue, and the wind, Just swaying her light robe, reveal'd a shape Praxiteles might worship. The Canadian Elocutionist The labours of Phidias, Myron, Praxiteles, Lysippus, and Scopas,6 were highly valued by the Romans, who became the correct imitators, and in time the rivals, of those celebrated sculptors. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827 "It is the Hermes of Praxiteles," the excavators whispered among themselves. Buried Cities, Volume 2 Olympia You are no doubt fully equal to Praxiteles; but I don't see my resemblance to the other party. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family These ravenous fiumare have become a feature in Calabrian scenery; underneath one of the most terrible of them lies the birthplace of Praxiteles. Old Calabria But Hawthorne's description of the Faun of Praxiteles stands by itself. Cambridge Sketches They are late Roman copies, but probably from Phidias,—not by Lysippus or Praxiteles; and he felt the presence of Michel Angelo in the Baths of Diocletian. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne In his day Praxiteles had been almost as famous as Phidias. Buried Cities, Volume 2 Olympia It was just the worship for Pheidias and Praxiteles, for the bard of Teos and the soft Catullus, for sensual poet, painter, and sculptor. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 Suddenly a bare arm, worthy of Phidias or Praxiteles, whiter than Pantelican marble, drew aside the curtain. So Runs the World As a penetrative analysis of a great sculptor's motive it is unequalled by any modern writer on art, and this is set forth with a grace and delicacy worthy of Praxiteles himself. Cambridge Sketches The "Faun" of Praxiteles in the museum of the Capitol next attracted his attention. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne The skin still glowed with the polishing that Praxiteles' own hands had given it. Buried Cities, Volume 2 Olympia The very tints which have been admired in some of the works of modern sculptors are borrowed from Praxiteles, who succeeded in giving to his statues an appearance of living flesh. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements The Olympian Jove of Phidias lives perhaps in the Moses of Michael Angelo, great as was his original genius, even as the Venus of Praxiteles may have been reproduced in Powers's Greek Slave. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations He may be compared to Phidias, Praxiteles, Alcamenus, or other eminent artists; for neither did they make the gold, the silver, the ivory, or any of the materials which they worked upon. Trips to the Moon It seems as if Hawthorne had penetrated to the first conception of it in the mind of Praxiteles. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Were Phidias and Praxiteles, then, so primeval? the world had lasted many a thousand years before their turn came. Yeast: a Problem Of this school was Praxiteles, who aimed to please without seeking to elevate or instruct. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements After him plastic art rapidly degenerated, since it appealed to passion, especially under Praxiteles, who was famous for his undraped Venuses and the expression of sensual charms. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations You, like a Hermes so lissome and strong, Fresh from the master Praxiteles' hand? John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment It seems as if he must have looked backward across the centuries into the very mind of Praxiteles, and he was, in fact, the first critic to appreciate its high value. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Is it in this way Praxiteles and Phidias would have represented Lycurgus and Solon? The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation Scopas was the contemporary of Praxiteles, and was the author of the celebrated group of Niobe, which is one of the chief ornaments of the gallery of sculpture at Florence. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Anon, the springs of creative imagination, long dormant in him, were roused to activity by thoughts connected with the Faun of Praxiteles in the Capitol. Hawthorne and His Circle Zeuxis or Praxiteles may not have equaled Homer or Plato in profundity of genius, but it was only a great age which could have produced a Zeuxis or Praxiteles. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. I looked at the Faun of Praxiteles, and was sensible of a peculiar charm in it; a sylvan beauty and homeliness, friendly and wild at once. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne The hair, the forehead, the exquisite eyebrows, she will keep as Praxiteles has rendered them; the eyes, too, those soft, yet bright-glancing eyes, she leaves unaltered. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 One cannot live constantly with the "Hermes" of Praxiteles without something of its serenity entering into one's soul to purge passion of violence, or with Goethe's poetry without its wisdom making one wise to live. The Principles of Aesthetics On completing operations I went on and came upon the Ajumba in a state more approved of by Praxiteles than by the general public nowadays. Travels in West Africa It is probable that the Venus de Medici of Cleomenes was a mere copy of the Aphrodite of Praxiteles, which was so highly extolled by the ancient authors. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. It is a tragedy in marble, and Pliny, who had seen the works of Phidias and Praxiteles, placed Agesander's "Laocoön" above them all. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne For her stature, let it be that of Cnidian Aphrodite; once more we have recourse to Praxiteles.—What think you, Polystratus? Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 She began to think that the god-like figure was only the Hermes of Praxiteles, suggested to her by Goethe's classical Sabbat, and changed by a day-dream into the semblance of a living reality. Cashel Byron's Profession To be responsible to every fanatical ignoramus who chooses to prosecute him for exhibiting a cast of the Hermes of Praxiteles in his vestibule, or giving a performance of Measure for Measure, is mere slavery. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet They are only buried for a time, like the glorious sculptures of Praxiteles or Lysippus, amid the debris of useless fabrics, to be dug up when wanted and valued, as models of new creations. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. His hero, the Count of Monte Beni, would never have lived had not the Faun of Praxiteles stirred the author's admiration…. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne It was as though a statue of Praxiteles, miraculously gifted with life, should express its emotions, not in Attic Greek, but in the up-to-date slang of the Strand. Number Seventeen I know what Praxiteles was only able to feel mysteriously. In the Wilderness His subjects suggest that his genius was of a very different bent from that of Praxiteles. A History of Greek Art In this destructive expedition they destroyed the famous temple of Diana at Ephesus, with its one hundred and twenty-seven marble columns sixty feet in height, and its interior ornamented with the choicest sculptures of Praxiteles. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. This is the second instance in which we hear of a romance based on the "Faun" of Praxiteles, and now at last he appears to be in earnest. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne You point out in detail how admirably Praxiteles has exhibited every beauty of the female frame. The Emancipated She knew already about the ruins, about the Nike of Paeonius and the Hermes of Praxiteles. In the Wilderness The genius of Praxiteles, as thus far revealed to us, was preeminently sunny, drawn toward what is fair and graceful and untroubled, and ignoring what is tragic in human existence. A History of Greek Art When Phidias, Praxiteles, and Lysippus moulded their clay models, they had a Pericles, a Plato, or a Demosthenes for their critics and admirers. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. I told you that one day I wrote my name in pencil on the backside of the Venus of Praxiteles in the Museum. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man "Search the world through in whatsoever part, And scan each best known masterpiece of art, In Phidias or Praxiteles or Apelles, You will find nothing that done half so well is." Ex Voto Sometimes I believe the marble has actually retained nothing of Praxiteles as a man. In the Wilderness Thus he belongs essentially to the generation succeeding that of Scopas and Praxiteles. A History of Greek Art The very tints which have been admired in some of the works of modern sculptors are borrowed from Praxiteles, who succeeded in giving an appearance of living flesh. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. —No, said Lynch, give me the hypotenuse of the Venus of Praxiteles. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The seated figure, much mutilated, and worn by long exposure, yet possessing, according to the best critics, marks of the school of Praxiteles, is almost undoubtedly the image of Demeter enthroned. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays Men had learnt so much when Praxiteles created his Hermes, and they knew so little now. In the Wilderness Praxiteles is better known to us than any other Greek artist. A History of Greek Art Of this school was Praxiteles, who aimed to please, without seeking to elevate or instruct. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. One hand, as white, as cold, as heavily perfect as the sculpture of a Praxiteles or a Phidias, rested with drooping fingers on the arm of the chair. The Witch of Prague The school of Praxiteles, as distinguished from that of Pheidias, is especially the school of grace, relaxing a little the severe ethical tension of the latter, in favour of a slightly Asiatic sinuosity and tenderness. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays Her figure, loftier than is usual with women, was of faultless symmetry, while her graceful bust would have seemed to the eyes of Praxiteles the waking to life of his own dreams of Juno. Joseph II. and His Court This reserve is the more advisable because Scopas and Praxiteles are but two stars, by far the brightest, to be sure, in a brilliant constellation of contemporary artists. A History of Greek Art It was not like death at all; it was like a statue carven in ivory by the hand of a Praxiteles. The Jewel of Seven Stars "It belongs to the fourth century before Christ and represents that flowery period of Greek sculpture when Praxiteles was at its head." See America First Between these, however, and the earlier school which they superseded came the Athenian Kephisodotos, the father, it may be supposed of Praxiteles. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable You are our Praxiteles, or rather our Lysippus. The Well-Beloved The latter is not truthfully proportioned; in common with almost all sculptors before the time of Alexander, Praxiteles seems to have paid very little attention to the characteristic forms of infancy. A History of Greek Art It caused him at the age of twenty to wear parti-coloured ties and a squashy hat, to be late for dinner on account of the sunset, and to catch art from Burne-Jones to Praxiteles. Where Angels Fear to Tread A replica of the Hermes of Praxiteles—of course only the bust—stood in the hall with a real palm behind it. The Longest Journey The Niobe group shows the distinction between Scopas and Praxiteles and the earlier artists in choice of subject and mode of treatment. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable From life the gods made me a stone; and from stone again Praxiteles wrought me into life. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology The most famous work of Praxiteles was the Aphrodite of Cnidus in southwestern Asia Minor. A History of Greek Art A head by a hewer of milestones joined to a bosom by Praxiteles would not surprise or shock us more than this supplement. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 There is a good deal of external resemblance, still, to the features of the Faun of Praxiteles, between whom and Donatello, you know, we once insisted that there was a perfect twin-brotherhood. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni The Satyr, in the hands of Praxiteles, lost all his ancient uncouthness, and became a strong, graceful youth, with soft, full form. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable Praxiteles has subtly diffused throughout his work that mute mystery, which so hopelessly perplexes us whenever we attempt to gain an intellectual or sympathetic knowledge of the lower orders of creation. The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni The attitude, with the weight supported chiefly by the right leg and left arm, gives to the body a graceful curve which Praxiteles loved. A History of Greek Art At Chartres -- perhaps at Lourdes -- possibly at Cnidos if one could still find there the divinely naked Aphrodite of Praxiteles -- but otherwise one must look for force to the goddesses of Indian mythology. The Education of Henry Adams "Did Donatello's ears resemble those of the Faun of Praxiteles?" The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni The low forehead, the eyes far apart, the small, playful mouth, the round, dimpled chin, all bear evidence to the individual quality which Praxiteles infused into the ideal thought of the god. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable It was he whom they called Donatello, and whose wonderful resemblance to the Faun of Praxiteles forms the keynote of our narrative. The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni The illustration is taken from one of several copies of a lost original, which, if it was not by Praxiteles himself, was by some one who had marvelously caught his spirit. A History of Greek Art A grey, self-colored carpet covered the floor, and on one of the chests stood a miniature bronze copy of the Faun of Praxiteles. The Grey Room Most spectators mistake it for an unsuccessful attempt towards copying the features of the Faun of Praxiteles. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni These modern tendencies produced as the greatest artists of the later Greek type Scopas and Praxiteles. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable The essence of all these was compressed long ago, and still exists, within that discolored marble surface of the Faun of Praxiteles. The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni As for their authorship, Praxiteles seems out of the question. A History of Greek Art Had the chisel of Praxiteles been employed to produce this image, it could not more vividly bring to the minds of the merry group the idea of a pilferer of their favorite mondamin. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow You remember what a striking resemblance we all of us—Hilda, Miriam, and I—found between your features and those of the Faun of Praxiteles. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni Other Aphrodites, the draped statue of Cos among them, and several statues of Eros, representing tender, effeminate youths, illustrate further the departure which Praxiteles marks from the restraint of Pheidias. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable Our friend Donatello is the very Faun of Praxiteles. The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni The picture, from all that we can learn of it, seems to have been imbued with the same spirit of refinement and grace as Praxiteles's statue of Aphrodite in the neighboring city of Cnidus. A History of Greek Art A Homer shall unlock with magic keys Treasure for some antipodean Praxiteles! An Anthology of Australian Verse Cephisodotus was probably a near relative of a much greater sculptor, Praxiteles, perhaps his father. A History of Greek Art To one of these followers of Praxiteles, some say as a copy of a work of the master himself, we must attribute the Demeter now in the British Museum. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable Here it had stood when Pausanias saw it and recorded that it was the work of Praxiteles. A History of Greek Art One of the Aphrodites of Scopas or Praxiteles, if we had it in the original, would perhaps reveal to us a still diviner beauty. A History of Greek Art Two or three satyrs by Praxiteles are mentioned by Greek and Roman writers, and an anecdote is told by Pausanias which implies that one of them enjoyed an exceptional fame. A History of Greek Art Still another type of masculine grace left us by Praxiteles is his statue of the Satyr, of which a copy exists in the Capitoline Museum. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable Her serious yet smiling face, her graceful form, the delicacy of feeling in attitude and gaze, the tender moulding of breast and limbs, make it a worthy companion of the Hermes or Praxiteles. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable The influence of Scopas and Praxiteles continued to be felt through a number of artists who worked in sufficient harmony with them to be properly called of their school. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable The female figures to right and left of him are good examples of that grace in pose and drapery which was characteristic of Greek sculpture in the age of Scopas and Praxiteles. A History of Greek Art Another statue which belongs, so far as artistic reasoning may carry us, to the period and school of Praxiteles, is the so- called Venus of Milo. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable |
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