▪Sappho. Date: 1863 Artist: William Wetmore Story (American, 1819–1895) Place of origin: Rome, Italy

Statue of a Kore (or female figure) c. 550 BC

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A Greek athlete wearing the ribbon of victory (diadoumenos). 1st century BCE copy of a 5th century BCE original by Polykleitos, Delos. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

Specialist Ivy Chan on the significance of traditional motifs, from clever monkeys to dignified peacocks

26 Inches High x 8.75 Inches Wide x 14.5 Inches Deep Goddess of Wisdom. Roman copy of a Greek sculpture called Pallas Athena. The Roman copy is called Minerva Giustiniani.   Artist: Unknown Museum: Vatican Museums, Vatican City Time Period: Ancient Greek, circa 280 B.C.E. 1976 Catalog ID # - 118

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Italian sculptor Fabio Viale inks his marble reproductions of iconic sculptures with heavy scenes of ancient stories, swirling waves, and foreboding clouds. Each vine, flower, and dragon-based composition is settled on a darkened backdrop that tends to envelop an entire back, leg, or shoulder, triggering an uncommon amalgam of material and form. Viale doesn’t paint the marble but rather infuses an arm or chest with color and pattern in a manner that’s similar to tattooing a human body. More

In ancient times the city of Athens was named Cecrops until a competition was held between the Greek gods Poseidon and Athena, guess who won?

goddesses and heroes I by sth22art

Detail aus der Skulpturengruppe „Raub der Polyxena“ von Pio Fedi, 1866, Loggia dei Lanzi in Florenz Pyrrhus - Detail of the sculpture group "Rape of Polyxena" by Pio Fedi, 1866, Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence Pirro - Particolare del gruppo "Ratto di Polissena" scultura di Pio Fedi, 1866, Loggia dei Lanzi a Firenze Thanks for the good tipps to W.W One of my first RAW, processed with Adobe Lightroom

Athena. Goddess of wisdom, courage, law and justice. . Bust of Athena. Roman sculpture after original of about 420 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.

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Das Besondere in der künstlerischen Arbeit von Wolfgang Tillmans liegt nicht nur im fotografischen Einzelbild mit seinen jeweiligen formalen/kompositorischen Eigenschaften und Qualitäten, sondern vor allem in der Methode des Künstlers, verschiedene Bilder und Inhalte immer wieder neu zu einer Art Display zusammenzuführen. Sowohl seine zahlreichen bisher erschienenen (Künstler-)Bücher als auch seine Installationen leben von diesem […]

Last weekend was finally the chance for me to visit the famous "Melaten-Friedhof" (Melaten Cemetery) in Cologne. It's one of the most import...