Sculpteur

Praxiteles

395 BC - 330 BC

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Praxiteles

Praxitèle (en grec ancien Πραξιτέλης / Praxitélês), né vers 395 av. J.-C., mort avant 326 av. J.-C., est dès l'Antiquité l'un des plus célèbres sculpteurs grecs. Varron écrit ainsi : « Grâce à l'excellence de son talent, Praxitèle n'est inconnu d'aucun homme un tant soit peu cultivé ». En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Praxiteles is the 3rd most popular sculpteur (up from 4th in 2024), the 54th most popular biography from Greece (down from 47th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Sculpteur.

Praxiteles is most famous for his statues of Hermes and Aphrodite.

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Among Sculpteurs

Among sculpteurs, Praxiteles ranks 3 out of 258. Before him are Auguste Rodin, and Phidias. After him are Camille Claudel, Benvenuto Cellini, Polykleitos, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Antonio Canova, Lysippos, Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brâncuși, and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

Most Popular Sculpteurs in Wikipedia

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Auguste Rodin
1840 - 1917
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 1
Phidias
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 2
Praxiteles
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 3
Camille Claudel
1864 - 1943
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 4
Benvenuto Cellini
1500 - 1571
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 5
Polykleitos
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 6
Lorenzo Ghiberti
1378 - 1455
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 7
Antonio Canova
1757 - 1822
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 8
Lysippos
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 9
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 10
Constantin Brâncuși
1876 - 1957
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 11
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 395 BC, Praxiteles ranks 1. After him is Scopas. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Praxiteles ranks 2. Before him is Darius III. After him are Ephorus, Philotas, Peucestas, Archestratus, Alexander of Lyncestis, Kidinnu, Nicanor, and Ariobarzanes of Persis.

Others Born in 395 BC

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Praxiteles
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 1
Scopas
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 330 BC

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Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 1
Praxiteles
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 2
Ephorus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 3
Philotas
POLITICIAN
365 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 4
Peucestas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 5
Archestratus
WRITER
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 6
Alexander of Lyncestis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 7
Kidinnu
ASTRONOMER
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 8
Nicanor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 9
Ariobarzanes of Persis
POLITICIAN
368 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 10

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Praxiteles ranks 54 out of 1,024. Before him are Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Menander (-342), and Antisthenes (-445). After him are Irene of Athens (752), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Vangelis (1943), Polybius (-208), Xanthippe (-500), and Constantine II of Greece (1940).

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Pyrrhus of Epirus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 48
Pindar
WRITER
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 49
Queen Sofía of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 50
Apollodorus of Athens
PHILOSOPHER
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 51
Menander
WRITER
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 52
Antisthenes
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 53
Praxiteles
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 54
Irene of Athens
POLITICIAN
752 - 803
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 55
Seleucus I Nicator
MILITARY PERSONNEL
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 56
Vangelis
COMPOSER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 57
Polybius
HISTORIAN
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 58
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 59
Constantine II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 60