Athenian sculptor of the 4th century BCE, whose best known works are the Hermes and baby Dionysos from Olympia, and the Aphrodite of Knidos. His innovations were in the depiction of intimacy and emotion.
Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the greatest of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC, who has left an imperishable mark on the history of art.