Greek sculptor, painter and architect (c.480–430 BC)
For the Australian artist who used the pseudonym "Phidias" in radio talks, see Jeffrey Smart.
For Greek myth figure, see Pheidas (mythology).
Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends (1868) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Phidias or Pheidias (/ˈfɪdiəs/; Ancient Greek: Φειδίας, Pheidias; c. 480 – c. 430 BC) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC. His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Phidias also designed the statues of the goddess Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, namely the Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon, and the Athena Promachos, a colossal bronze which stood between it and the Propylaea,[1] a monumental gateway that served as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens. Phidias was the son of Charmides of Athens.[2] The ancients believed that his masters were Hegias[3] and Ageladas.[4][better source needed]
Plutarch discusses Phidias' friendship with the Greek statesman Pericles, recording that enemies of Pericles tried to attack him through Phidias – who was accused of stealing gold intended for the Parthenon's statue of Athena, and of impiously portraying himself and Pericles on the shield of the statue. The historical value of this account, as well as the legend about accusations against the 'Periclean circle', is debatable, but Aristophanes mentions an incident with Phidias around that time.[citation needed]
Phidias is often credited as the main instigator of the Classical Greek sculptural design. Today, most critics and historians consider him one of the greatest of all ancient Greek sculptors.[5][6]
In this painting by artist Paul Delaroche, Phidias is depicted enthroned on the right.
^Birte Lundgreen, "A Methodological Enquiry: The Great Bronze Athena by Phidias" The Journal of Hellenic Studies
^Not the Charmides who participated in the tyranny at Athens.
^Not to be confused with Hegias the neoplatonic philosopher.
^"Phidias". Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
^Cunningham, Lawrence S.; Reich, John J.; Fichner-Rathus, Lois (2016). Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities, Volume I. Cengage Learning. p. 88. ISBN 1337514942.
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