Truly timeless works of art, these 25 most intense Greek statues are masterpieces of paramount proportions.
Here are twenty five incredible works of ancient Greek art, twenty five of the most famous statues of ancient Greece; where they originated, where and when they were discovered, and where they can be found today.
Made in the 1440’s, by Donatello (1386-1466), Bronze David is one of the most famous sculptures today. It is notable as the first unsupported standing work in bronze cast during the Renaissance period, and the first freestanding nude male sculpture made since antiquity.
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Ancient sculptures only seem happy when they have an entire institution to themselves, as in the Glyptothek in Munich, one of my favourite museums, which has in its collection the early classical sculptures of the temple of Aphaia in Aegina and the Barberini Faun, possibly the sexiest marble statue in the world. Ancient statues have suffered a precipitous decline in cultural value over the last 200 years, one only exceeded by that of tapestries and reliquaries.
Ancient Sculpture Gallery has large selection of sculptures art, life-size statues, busts and wall relief plaques, from various historical backgrounds, including museum reproductions made of bronze, stone, marble and resin.
A bronze sculpture of the god Zeus, or possibly Poseidon Photograph: Archive Photos/Getty Images This majestic bronze, found in the sea off Greece, conveys the magic of Greek mythology. The god – probably Zeus, lord of Olympus himself – is caught in the act of hurling a thunderbolt.
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Many statues are signed so that we know the names of the most successful artists who became famous in their own lifetimes. Naming a few, we may start with the most famous of all, Phidias, the artist who created the gigantic chryselephantine statues of Athena (c. 438 BCE) and Zeus (c. 456 BCE) which resided, respectively, in the Parthenon of Athens and the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.
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