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• sculptor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ celebrated, famous, great, influential, leading, renowned ▪ talented ▪ abstract …   Collocations dictionary

• ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium

• Pythagoras (sculptor) — Pythagoras of Samos (Ancient Greek: polytonic|Πυθαγόρας, fl. 5th century BC) was a statuary from Samos whom Pliny the Elder expressly distinguishes from the more renowned Pythagoras from Samos, who was a mathematician.Citation last = Smith first …   Wikipedia

• Pol|y|cli|tan — «POL ih KLY tuhn», adjective. 1. of or having to do with Polyclitus, or Polycletus, of Argos, a celebrated Greek sculptor of the 400 s B.C., whose statue of the Doryphorus (spear bearer) long served as a standard of the perfect human proportions …   Useful english dictionary

• Sculpture — • In the widest sense of the term, sculpture is the art of representing in bodily form men, animals, and other objects in stone, bronze, ivory, clay and similar materials Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sculpture     Sculpture …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium

• Nikos Sofialakis — Sofialakis Portrait Photo Nikos Sofialakis (Greek: Νίκος Σοφιαλάκης: 1914 2002) was a prominent 20th century Greek sculptor, best known for his characteristic style of Classical Realism. Contents 1 L …   Wikipedia

• Praxiteles — Praxitelean, adj. /prak sit l eez /, n. fl. c350 B.C., Greek sculptor. * * * flourished с 370–330 BC, Greece Greek sculptor. His only known surviving work, the marble Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus, displays delicate modeling and exquisite… …   Universalium

• Artemisia II of Caria — (in Greek, Ἀρτεμισία ; d. 350 BC) was a sister, the wife and the successor of the king Mausolus. She was a daughter of Hecatomnus, and after the death of her husband she reigned for two years, from 352 to 350 BC. Her administration was conducted… …   Wikipedia

• Apollo — This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation) and Phoebus (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). Apollo …   Wikipedia

• Clearchus of Rhegium — This article is about the ancient Greek sculptor. For others with this name, see Clearchus. Clearchus or Clearch (Greek: Κλέαρχος, Klearkhos) was a sculptor in bronze at Rhegium. [1] He is notable as the teacher of the celebrated Pythagoras, who… …   Wikipedia