Praxiteles
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Organisers have instead moved the ceremony at the Olympia archaeological museum, where one of Greece's most famous classical sculptures, Hermes and the Infant Dionysus by Praxiteles, is housed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
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.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2012
When they revealed the sanctuary complex and unearthed 14,000 objects, including such masterpieces as the Hermes of Praxiteles, the pages of Homer and Pindar sprang to life.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2012
The sculpture is a descendent from the "Aphrodite of Cnidos" by Greek sculptor Praxiteles around 360 B.C.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2011
At Mantinea has been found a basis whereon stood a group of Latona and her two children, Apollo and Artemis, made by Praxiteles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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