Praxiteles
noun
flourished c350 b.c., Greek sculptor.
Praxitelean
-
a word derived from
Praxiteles.
Example Sentences
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The graceful, leaning pose and the soft beauty of the youthful face and flesh are characteristically Praxitelean.
From A History of Greek Art by Frank Bigelow Tarbell
The discovery of the Hermes has naturally set archaeologists searching in the museums of Europe for other works which may from their likeness to it in various respects be set down as Praxitelean in character.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Beholding the Praxitelean Eros, the veriest ruffian feels compelled to reverence the creator and his work.
From South Wind by Norman Douglas
Compare the Cupid at South Kensington with the Praxitelean Genius of the Vatican—the Adonis and the Bacchus of the Bargello with Hellenic statues.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds
The Venus of the Capitol is a Roman version of the Praxitelean statue; it differs in attitude.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
