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Regarded by Furtw�ngler as a "Roman creation based on a Praxitelean model."

From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

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 Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

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

But there is no reason why you should eventually get Lysippian and Praxitelean sculpture instead of Egyptian or Assyrian, say, in the time of Homer, whenever that may have been.

From Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion by Lee, Vernon

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 Symonds, John Addington