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Phidias: sculpture of Heracles

Seven wonders of the ancient world: Statue of Zeus at Olympia

detail of a the Parthenon frieze with the Panathenaic procession

The Varvakeion, a Roman marble copy (c. ad 130) of the colossal gold and ivory statue of the Athena Parthenos by Phidias (438 bc); in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

“Heracles,” marble statue produced in the workshop of Phidias, from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon, the Acropolis, Athens, c. 5th century bc; in the British Museum

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“Heracles,” marble statue produced in the workshop of Phidias, from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon, the Acropolis, Athens, c. 5th century bc; in the British Museum

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Seven wonders of the ancient world: Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Seven wonders of the ancient world: Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Overview of the Statue of Zeus.

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Phidias

Phidias, marble sculpture by James Pradier, 1835; in the Louvre Museum, Paris.

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Phidias: sculpture of Heracles

Phidias: sculpture of Heracles

Heracles, marble statue produced in the workshop of Phidias, from the eastern pediment...

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detail of a the Parthenon frieze with the Panathenaic procession

detail of a the Parthenon frieze with the Panathenaic procession

Panathenaic procession and cavalcade, detail of the north frieze from the Parthenon...

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The Varvakeion, a Roman marble copy (c. ad 130) of the colossal gold and ivory statue of the Athena Parthenos by Phidias (438 bc); in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

The Varvakeion, a Roman marble copy (c. ad...

Alinari/Art Resource, New York

“Heracles,” marble statue produced in the workshop of Phidias, from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon, the Acropolis, Athens, c. 5th century bc; in the British Museum

“Heracles,” marble statue produced in the workshop of Phidias, from the eastern pediment...

Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum; photograph, J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd.

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