Phidias

Sculptor of the Parthenon

Overseer of Pericles' building program and sculptor of the chryselephantine Zeus at Olympia — one of the Seven Wonders. The Parthenon marbles embody the classical ideal: serene grandeur, perfect proportion, restrained power.

Key works

• Parthenon sculptures~438 BC— Frieze, metopes, pediments
  British Museum, London / Acropolis Museum, Athens
• Athena Parthenos~438 BC— Gold and ivory cult statue
  Lost (ancient copies in National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
• Zeus at Olympia~435 BC— One of the Seven Wonders
  Lost — one of the Seven Wonders

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