Pheidias

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:art_style chryselephantine
gptkbp:artistic_influence realism in sculpture
development of monumental sculpture
idealism in sculpture
refinement of proportions
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Pericles
gptkbp:birth_date circa 480 BC
gptkbp:contribution Western art history
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Hellenistic_art
gptkbp:cultural_significance Ancient Greek art
gptkbp:death_date circa 430 BC
gptkbp:famous_for large-scale sculptures
gptkbp:famous_quote " Art is the most beautiful of all lies."
" Beauty is the splendor of truth."
" Every artist dips his brush in his own soul."
" I have made the gods in my own image."
" The artist is the creator of beautiful things."
" The beauty of the world is in the details."
" To create is to live twice."
" The greatest of all things is the beauty of the gods."
gptkbp:historical_period Classical period
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the greatest sculptors of ancient Greece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pheidias
gptkbp:influence Renaissance artists
modern sculptors
neoclassical artists
gptkbp:influenced_by Phidias' workshop
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Athena_Parthenos
gptkb:Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia
gptkbp:legacy influence on later sculptors
gptkbp:medium gptkb:item
bronze
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Agoracritus
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Parthenon_sculptures
gptkb:Statue_of_Athena_in_the_Parthenon
gptkb:Statue_of_Zeus_in_Olympia
gptkb:Temple_of_Zeus_at_Olympia
gptkb:Athena_Promachos
gptkbp:style Classical Greek sculpture
gptkbp:was_a_patron_of gptkb:Athena
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Athens