Ancient Greek sculpture - Wikipedia
By the classical period, roughly the 5th and 4th centuries BC, monumental sculpture was composed almost entirely of marble or bronze; with cast bronze becoming the favoured …
Elgin Marbles - Wikipedia
The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin) [1] are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece …
Ancient Greek Sculpture - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 15, 2018 · Early Greek sculpture was most often in bronze and porous limestone, but whilst bronze seems never to have gone out of fashion, the stone of choice would become marble. …
Western sculpture - Ancient Greek, Marble, Statues | Britannica
Western sculpture - Ancient Greek, Marble, Statues: Greek art no doubt owed much indirectly to the Minoan-Mycenaean civilization (now known in its later stages to have been Greek), which …
25 of the Most Famous Ancient Greek Statues and Sculptures
This giant 2.13 meter high statue, made from highly polished Parian (Paros) marble, made by the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles, shows the Ancient Greek myth of when Hermes takes the …
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
Mar 21, 2024 · This stunning marble sculpture, dating from the 2nd century BCE, depicts Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. The statue captures the dynamic movement of Nike with her …
The Parthenon Sculptures - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 14, 2014 · The extraordinary quality and quantity of the marble sculpture which adorned the 5th century BCE Parthenon in Athens made it the most richly decorated of all Greek temples.
Heracles of Antikythera - Wikipedia
The Heracles of Antikythera (Greek: Ηρακλής των Αντικυθήρων) is a large ancient Greek marble sculpture of the Greek hero Heracles, found in the wreck of Antikythera among several other …
Greek, Attic | Archaic - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance, with the left leg forward and arms at the side, was derived from Egyptian art. The pose provided a …
The Parthenon Sculptures - British Museum
The Parthenon Sculptures are a collection of different types of marble architectural decoration from the temple of Athena (the Parthenon) on the Acropolis in Athens.
- Some results have been removed