person
Phidias
The supreme Athenian sculptor, maker of the colossal Athena of the Parthenon; cited as an artist who guards (is known by) his own work.
Reading notes
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.1 Phidias's hand
Phidias, the Athenian sculptor of the colossal Athena that guarded the Acropolis; named among masters identified by their signature works, as Ovid is Pompey's 'work.'