Phidias
by MILLET, Aimé, Stone, height c. 2,5 m
Phidias (c. 480-430 BC) was a Greek sculptor, painter, and architect. His statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Millet’s statue is in the Orangerie of the Luxembourg Garden in Paris, located at left of the gate. It is signed and dated on the socle.