Created by Greek sculptor Polymides of Argos, Biton and Kleobis is a pair of archaic Greek statues created by the Argives in 580 BC to worship the two human brothers related by Solon in the legend entitled Histories. The statue is now inside the Delphi Archaeological Museum in Delphi, Greece.
Pliny was not sure though, if the statue is an original of the Hellenistic era, or if it is a copy of an earlier sculpture made in the “Pergamon Baroque” style, which emerged from the city of Pergamon in Greek Asia Minor (Modern day Turkey).
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.
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Greek sculptors were particularly concerned with proportion, poise, and the idealised perfection of the human body, and their figures in stone and bronze have become some of the most recognisable pieces of art ever produced by any civilization.
Ancient Greek sculpture is the sculpture of ancient Greece. Modern scholarship identifies three major stages. Frequent subjects were the battles, mythology, and rulers of the area historically known as Ancient Greece.
Indeed, perhaps the most famous Greek sculpture of all, also in the show, is the Discobolos — the discus-thrower. He is a study in composed balance, with the discus in one outstretched hand, the other bent in counterbalance down towards his knee. He is also completely naked.
From rare bronzes found in the sea to goddesses that proved a millennium ahead of their time, ancient Greek art is majestic, vital and full of high drama, writes Jonathan Jones
The Lady Justice Sculpture is one of the greatest known sculptures in the world. This statue is not attributed to any one artist, but the fact that it adorns so many courthouses in the world has made it one of the more popular sculptures.
Greek vs Roman Statues Greek statues and Roman statues differ from each other in terms of their styles and characteristics. It is indeed true that the art of both Greece and Rome scaled new heights through the statues produced by the sculptors and architects.
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