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Praxiteles

Praxiteles

Artist
WA-00013872
Sculpture
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
10
Works in Collection
29
Assets Indexed
1
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

  • Artist Index
    Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%
About

Why this artist matters now

Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. While no indubitably attributable sculpture by Praxiteles is extant, numerous copies of his works have survived; several authors, including Pliny the Elder, wrote of his works; and coins engraved with silhouettes of his various famous statuary types from the period still exist.

Source: Artist Index · Trust score: 35% · Updated 2mo ago

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Sculpture
Related Artists
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Museum Collections

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Artworks (10)

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Artwork sources (3)

10 published of 18 catalogued · 15 with image
  • The Met
    6 published3 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    4 published4 img
  • + 1 more source · 8 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

9 entries · 2 sources
  • The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer
    400 · Cleveland · 6 prov
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  • Baseplate for the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer
    -360 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Detached Left Forearm and Hand of the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer
    -360 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Detached Creature from the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer
    -360 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images

11 assets
Detached Left Forearm and Hand of the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer (c. 350–200 BCE)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Detached Creature from the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer (c. 350–200 BCE)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Baseplate for the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer (c. 350–200 BCE, or possibly later)
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer (c. 350–200 BCE)
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer (c. 350–200 BCE)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Artsy artwork: Back view of the 'Aphrodite of Knidos' marble sculpture created by Praxiteles of Athens around the 4th century BC (and no longer exists) XIV (30, APR, 23)
Artsy
Artsy artwork: Venus of Arles (Roman copy after an original by Praxiteles) (Late 1st century B.C.)
Artsy
Artsy artwork: Venus of Cnidos, by Praxiteles (published 1829)
Artsy
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Relationships

2
Collections2
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCleveland Museum of Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
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