Truly timeless works of art, these 25 most intense Greek statues are masterpieces of paramount proportions.
These six sculptors (Myron, Phidias, Polyclitus, Praxiteles, Scopas, and Lysippus) are among the most famous artists in ancient Greece. Most of their work has been lost except as it survives in Roman and later copies.
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.
Also from Auguste Rodin, is the famous sculpture “The Thinker.” Originally named The Poet, the piece was part of a commission by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris to create a monumental portal to act as the door of the museum.
A statue currently situated at the Vatican Museum in Rome, ‘Lacoon and his Sons’, also known as the ‘Lacoon Group’ was originally created by three great Greek sculptors from the island of Rhodes, Agesander, Polydorus and Athenodoros.
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.
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