Phidian

Phidian sculpture, the Gothic minsters, the Italian painting, the

Representative Men 2006

This passage, for example, complements Haydon's discussion (above) of the Phidian ideal in which

The Timeless in Its Time: Engaging Students in a Close-reading and Discussion of the Historical Contexts of 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' 2003

These shapes have no angles: a caryatid in marble is almost as flexible; a Phidian goddess is not more perfect in a certain still and stately sort.

Villette 2003

The motives with which the later Greeks went to visit the great statues of the Phidian age were, as we have seen, to a great extent religious, and their contemplation was regarded to some extent as a service; here we have "idolatry" in its highest form.

Religion and Art in Ancient Greece Ernest Arthur Gardner

It is true that full drapery seems more consistent with the dignified and august figures of Phidian art.

Religion and Art in Ancient Greece Ernest Arthur Gardner

She stood against the dark crimson background, outlined pure and white like a marvel of Phidian sculpture upon which the Spirit of Life had slightly breathed.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Various

She had the Phidian breadth and the modern charm -- that charm which troubles and disturbs, haunting the mind with vague, unsatisfied suggestions of something finer than is seen, something nobler than the gross physical envelope reveals.

In and out of Three Normady Inns Anna Bowman Dodd

But in spite of this, one does not feel that the artist has the same belief in the gods and in their power as we can see in the Phidian age.

Religion and Art in Ancient Greece Ernest Arthur Gardner

The German professor, who knows the most about Phidian sculpture, is as far as his youngest pupil from being able to produce anything Phidian, but, of course, this is not a fair example.

The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Various

The other great Phidian ideal, that of Athena, was represented by several statues, both in Athens and in other cities.

Religion and Art in Ancient Greece Ernest Arthur Gardner