<P> In antiquity Phidias was celebrated for his statues in bronze and his chryselephantine works ( statues made of gold and ivory ) . In the Hippias Major , Plato claims that Phidias seldom , if ever , executed works in marble , though many of the sculptures of his time were executed in marble . Plutarch writes that he superintended the great works ordered by Pericles on the Acropolis . Ancient critics take a very high view of the merits of Phidias . What they especially praise is the ethos or permanent moral level of his works as compared with those of the later so called `` pathetic '' school . Both Pausanias and Plutarch mention works of his depicting the warlike Athena Areia . Demetrius calls his statues sublime , and at the same time precise . </P>
<P> In antiquity Phidias was celebrated for his statues in bronze and his chryselephantine works ( statues made of gold and ivory ) . In the Hippias Major , Plato claims that Phidias seldom , if ever , executed works in marble , though many of the sculptures of his time were executed in marble . Plutarch writes that he superintended the great works ordered by Pericles on the Acropolis . Ancient critics take a very high view of the merits of Phidias . What they especially praise is the ethos or permanent moral level of his works as compared with those of the later so called `` pathetic '' school . Both Pausanias and Plutarch mention works of his depicting the warlike Athena Areia . Demetrius calls his statues sublime , and at the same time precise . </P>
who are the architects the athenian acropolis and who was in charge of the sculptural program
who are the architects the athenian acropolis and who was in charge of the sculptural program
Phidias Pericles
Phidias Pericles