# Praxiteles

> The sculptor who broke a boundary no Greek artist had crossed: carving a life-size nude woman in marble. None of his originals survive, but the copies and the written praise kept his name sharp for two thousand years.

*Attic sculptor*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/praxiteles

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Born:** -395
- **Died:** -330
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Praxiteles, son of the sculptor Cephisodotus the Elder, worked in Athens during the 4th century BC and became the most celebrated carver of his age. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form at life scale, a threshold moment in classical art. Though not a single piece stands today with certain attribution, Roman-era copies of his works circulated widely, ancient writers like Pliny cataloged his achievements, and coins bore silhouettes of his famous figures. A rumored liaison with Phryne, a courtesan from Thespiae who may have modeled for him, became its own legend—resurfacing centuries later in paintings, operas, and plays. Some scholars proposed two sculptors shared the name across generations, but the evidence remains inconclusive.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 6.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Artists, #Artist, #Sculpture, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105290)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxiteles)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Praxiteles)
- [براكسيتيليز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2)
- [Праксіцель](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%96%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [Праксител](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB)
- [Praksiteles](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praksiteles)
- [Praxíteles](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prax%C3%ADteles)
- [Praxiteles](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxiteles)
- [Praxiteles](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxiteles)
- [Praxiteles](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxiteles)
- [Πραξιτέλης](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%82)
- [Praksitelo](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praksitelo)
- [Praxíteles](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prax%C3%ADteles)
- [Praxiteles](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxiteles)
- [Prassíteli](https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prass%C3%ADteli)
- [پراکسیتلیس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Praksiteles](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praksiteles)
- [Praxitèle](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxit%C3%A8le)
- [Praxíteles](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prax%C3%ADteles)
- [פרקסיטלס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A1)
- [Praksitel](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praksitel)
- [Praxitelész](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxitel%C3%A9sz)
- [Պրաքսիտելես](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D6%80%D5%A1%D6%84%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%BD)
- [Praxiteles](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxiteles)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Prassitele)
- [Praxiteles](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxiteles)
- [براكسيتيليز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2)

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