OU Classics Conference Jan '96 - Lapatin full paper
The ancient reception of Pheidias' Athena Parthenos: the visual evidence in context Kenneth D.S. Lapatin, Boston University The Athenian sculptor, Pheidias, son of Charmides, was considered the greatest artist of classical antiquity. Greek and Latin authors lauded his skill as a maker of divine images, and, although a few sophisticated Romans of the second century after Christ might have claimed ...
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