- phidian
- phid·i·an
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phidian
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Phidian — /fid ee euhn/, adj. of, associated with, or following the style of Phidias, as exemplified in the Parthenon. [1800 10; PHIDI(AS) + AN] * * * … Universalium
phidian — ˈfidēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Phidias, 5th century B.C. Greek sculptor + English an : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Greek sculptor Phidias or his school * * * /fid ee euhn/, adj. of, associated with, or… … Useful english dictionary
post-Phidian — adj. * * * … Universalium
pre-Phidian — adj. * * * … Universalium
post-Phidian — adj … Useful english dictionary
pre-Phidian — adj … Useful english dictionary
Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… … Universalium
Ode on Indolence — Tracing of an engraving of the Sosibios vase by John Keats. The figures of Ode on Indolence are described as simil … Wikipedia
Athena Promachos — The Athena Promachos (Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος Athena who fights in the front line ) was a colossal bronze statue of Athena sculpted by the great Pheidias, which stood between the Propylaea [Its surviving base shows that it was aligned with the old… … Wikipedia
Xoanon — A xoanon (Greek: ξόανον; plural: ξόανα xoana , from the verb ξέειν, xein , to carve or scrape [wood] [from ξέω, according to Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon ; Florence M. Bennett offers ξέείη, A Study of the Word… … Wikipedia
