On Dec. 11, the Greek news source Ekathimerini reported that the workshop of a famous Greek sculptor named Phidias is being restored. In today's blog, you'll read about the restoration after you learn about the sculptor!
WHO WAS PHIDIAS? - Phidias or Pheidias (/ˈfɪdiəs/; Ancient Greek: Φειδίας, Pheidias; c. 480 – 430 B.C.) was a Greek sculptor, painter, and architect. It is said of Phidias that he alone had seen the exact image of the gods and that he revealed it to man. He established forever general conceptions of Zeus and Athena. His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Today, most critics and historians consider him one of the greatest of all ancient Greek sculptors.
The article:
Ancient master Phidias’ workshop to be restoredThe restoration study for the workshop of the famed Greek sculptor, painter and architect Phidias (480-430) in Ancient Olympia has been approved by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS).
The study is part of the program to highlight the Roman phase of the archaeological site. The building, which researchers have identified as the workshop of Phidias, is located in a central position in the archaeological site of Olympia. The presumption is that it remained in continuous use from Classical times to the Byzantine era.
The study, prepared and funded by the German Archaeological Institute, aims at the complete protection of the monument and the wider area.
Phidias achieved fame through the ages for his statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the statues of the goddess Athena on the Athenian Acropolis.
(Photo: Phidias: sculpture of Heracles
Heracles, marble statue produced in the workshop of Phidias, from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon, the Acropolis, Athens, c. 5th century BCE; in the British Museum.
Adam Eastland Art & Architecture/Alamy)
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