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Praxiteles
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Great Greek sculptor, born at Athens; executed statues in both bronze and marble, and was unrivalled in the exhibition of the softer beauties of the human form, especially the female figure, his most celebrated being the marble one of Aphrodité at Cnidus; he executed statues of Eros, Apollo, and Hermes as well, but they have all perished.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Praxiteles'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/praxiteles.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Praxiteles'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/praxiteles.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
