Praxiteles

Summary

Praxiteles is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Athens^[2]. He was born on 395 BC^[3]. He died on 330 BC^[4]. He worked as a sculptor^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (684 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Praxiteles's place of birth was Athens^[2].
• Praxiteles was born on 395 BC^[3].
• Praxiteles died on 330 BC^[4].
• Praxiteles's father was Cephisodotus the Elder^[7].
• A child of Praxiteles was Cephisodotus the Younger^[8].
• A child of Praxiteles was Timarchus^[9].
• Praxiteles held citizenship in Classical Athens^[10].
• Praxiteles worked as a sculptor^[5].
• Praxiteles's field of work was art of sculpture^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Praxiteles is Aphrodite of Knidos^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Praxiteles is Apollo Sauroctonos^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Praxiteles is The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Praxiteles is Dionysos statue at Elis^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Praxiteles is Head of Satiro Anapauomenos (Palatine)^[16].
• Praxiteles is recorded as male^[17].
• Praxiteles's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Praxiteles's Commons category is recorded as Praxiteles^[19].
• Praxiteles's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Praxiteles^[20].
• Praxiteles's Commons gallery is recorded as Praxiteles^[21].
• Praxiteles's work location is recorded as Athens^[22].
• Praxiteles's floruit is recorded as 400 BC^[23].
• Praxiteles's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[24].
• Praxiteles's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Praxiteles's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Praxiteles's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Praxiteles's place of birth was Athens^[2]. He was born on 395 BC^[3]. His father was Cephisodotus the Elder^[7].

Career and Affiliations

Praxiteles's professions included sculptor^[5]. His field of work was art of sculpture^[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Aphrodite of Knidos^[12], a lost sculpture^[28], founded in -0300^[29]; Apollo Sauroctonos^[13], a statue type^[30], in Greece^[31], founded in -0350^[32]; The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer^[14], a statue^[33], founded in -0400^[34]; Dionysos statue at Elis^[15], an agalma^[35], in Greece^[36]; and Head of Satiro Anapauomenos (Palatine)^[16], a bust^[37], in Italy^[38]. Things named for Praxiteles include he^[39], an impact crater^[40].

Personal Life

Children include Cephisodotus the Younger^[8], a sculptor^[41], -0400–-0300^[42], of Classical Athens^[43] and Timarchus^[9], a sculptor^[44], -0400–-0300^[45], of Classical Athens^[46].

Death and Burial

Praxiteles died on 330 BC^[4].

Why It Matters

Praxiteles ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (684 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for him include he^[39], an impact crater^[40].

FAQs

Where was Praxiteles born?

Praxiteles was born in Athens^[2].

Who were Praxiteles's parents?

Praxiteles's father was Cephisodotus the Elder^[7].

What did Praxiteles do for work?

Praxiteles worked as sculptor^[5].