Ideals of Beauty and the Body in Greek Sculpture

Hello.I am Priapos, a researcher of erotic classics.Today's theme is another massive legacy that ancient Greece left to ...
Artnet

Long-Lost Ancient Greek Sculpture Is Resurrected in Pompeii

The Canon of Polykleitos, a lost masterpiece of ancient Greek sculpture and an enduring symbol of Classical aesthetics, has been recreated by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, which has placed the ...
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In Pompeii, researchers bring an ancient Greek masterpiece lost for over 2,000 years back to life

Italy is not done bringing the lost treasures of Antiquity back to life. In Pompeii, visitors can now discover a new bronze reconstruction of one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture: ...
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The sculpture of the Hellenistic Age

Introduction: characteristics of Hellenistic art -- Greek sculpture of the fourth century B.C. -- Lysippos and the early Hellenistic age -- Atticism in the late fourth and early third centuries B.C. - ...
Case Western Reserve University

Learn more about ”afterlife” of ancient Greek sculptures at Julius Fund Lecture

The Department of Art History and Art will host Rachel Kousser, professor of Greek and Roman art and archaeology at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, for the ...
PBS

Art Bites 104: Ancient Greek Sculputure

Greek statues: from stiff Archaic to balanced Golden Age to jump-off-the-stage Hellenism We trace the steady evolution of Greek art through its statues: from stiff Archaic to balanced Golden Age to ...
Greek Reporter

Giant 500-Ton Marble Sculpture Begins Journey From Greek Island to Switzerland

The 500-ton Lyra of Naxos begins its carefully engineered journey from a marble quarry in Kinidaros to Basel, Switzerland.
NPR

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...
Greek Reporter

The Mystery of the Ancient Greek Statues Found in Italy

The mystery of the Riace Bronzes, two ancient Greek statues remains strong since the day they were recovered off the coast of ...
Psychology Today

Greek and Roman Sculptures Were Perfumed

The senses are not created equal when it comes to aesthetics. Much of our aesthetic engagement is visual or auditory. In the museum, in the theatre, at concerts, we use our eyes and ears. And while ...