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99 words, approx. 1 pages (flourished &circa; 370–330 &BC;, Greece) Greek sculptor. His only known surviving work, the marble Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus, displays delicate modeling and exquisite surface finish. A few other works survive in Roman copies. His most... summary from source:
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74 words, approx. 1 pages375-340 B.C. Greek sculptor who is famous for his marble carvings of mythological gods and goddesses. What made him unique as a sculptor is the way he positioned the bodies of his figures. Rather than posing them in traditional rigid, face-forward,... summary from source:
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Praxiteles (Ancient Greek: Πραξιτέλης, English IPA: /prækˈsɪtɨliːz/) 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...
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8/26/2007: 277 words, approx. 1 pagesRevered as the holiest sanctuary in ancient Greece, Olympia in the western Peloponnese hosted the ancient Olympic Games for more than 1,000 years after they started in 776 B.C.Ruined temples of Zeus, king of the ancient Greek gods, and his wife Hera still stand on...
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