#marble greek statue

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The Atlas statue, derived from Greek mythology, depicts the Titan Atlas bearing the celestial sphere upon his shoulders.

Symbolizing strength, endurance, and the weight of the world, this iconic sculpture transcends time and space, inviting us to ponder the mysteries of the universe and the resilience of the human spirit. And the marble Atlas statue embodies the human experience of carrying burdens and overcoming adversity, inspiring us to persevere in the face of challenges.

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Aligned

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Apollo

Gardens of Versailles and Trianon

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Jerôme Duquesnoy (II) (1602-1654) "The Abduction of Ganymede" (c. 1650-1654)

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Diana the Huntress, Bernardino Cametti, 1770

I’m absolutely in love with all Diana/Artemis statues 🌙🌌

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Roman marble statue of Dionysus (Bacchus), God of wine, patron of wine making.

Roman copy of a Greek original of late 4th century BC.

from The Collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

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Apollo and Diana, an 1848 marble statue by American artist and sculptor Thomas Crawford.

This captures their essence quite well imo!

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Carl Schlüter, Fraulein Bierling (1883)

Displayed at Albertinum, Dresden

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Medusa

Transformation through Punishment 

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“Look at her. I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss.”

Ruperto Banterle, “Fleeting Yearning” (𝟣𝟫𝟣𝟦)

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The Three Graces (1813-1816) by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822), marble, h: 1.8 m, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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“MARBLE STATUE OF EIRENE” (THE PERSONIFICATION OF PEACE) ROMAN | CIRCA A.D. 14–68 | MARBLE | H: 69 3/4”

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The Marble Head of Apollo Unearthed in Greece

The excavation, carried out by a group of students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the archaeological site of Philippi Kavala, brought to light important findings. Among other things, they discovered a rare head of Apollo dating back to the 2nd or early 3rd century AD.

The statue dates back to the 2nd or early 3rd century AD and it probably adorned an ancient fountain.

Natalia Poulos, Professor of Byzantine Archaeology, led the excavation, which included fifteen students from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (11 undergraduates, 2 master’s, and 2 PhD candidates), Assistant Docent Anastasios Tantsis, and Professor Emeritus of Byzantine Archaeology Aristotle Mendzo.

Archaeologists say, this year the excavation continued east of the southern main road (decumanus) at the point where it meets the northern axis of the city (the so-called “Egnatia”). The continuation of the marble-paved road was revealed, on the surface of which a coin (bronze phyllis) of the emperor Leo VI (886-912) was found, which helps to determine the duration of the road’s use. At the point where the two streets converge, a widening (square) seems to have been formed, dominated by a richly decorated building.

Archaeologists say evidence from last year’s excavations leads them to assume it was a fountain. The findings of this year’s research confirm this view and help them better understand its shape and function.

The research of 2022 brought to light part of the rich decoration of the fountain with the most impressive statue depicting Hercules as a boy with a young body.

The recent excavation (2023) revealed the head of another statue: it belongs to a figure of an ageneous man with a rich crown topped by a laurel leaf wreath. This beautiful head seems to belong to a statue of the god Apollo. Like the statue of Hercules, it dates from the 2nd or early 3rd century AD and probably adorned the fountain, which took its final form in the 8th to 9th centuries.

In classical Greek and Roman religion and mythology, Apollo is one of the Olympian gods. He is revered as a god of poetry, the Sun and light, healing and illness, music and dance, truth and prophecy, and archery, among other things.

Philip II, King of Macedon, founded the ancient city of Philippi in 356 BC on the site of the Thasian colony of Crenides near the Aegean Sea. The archaeological site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 for its outstanding Roman architecture, urban layout as a smaller reflection of Rome itself, and significance in early Christianity.

By Oguz Buyukyildirim.

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Apollo Citharoedus

Palazzo Altemps, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome Italy

Hadrianic Period (2nd century CE); Roman copy of Hellenistic original Marble

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Harold Parker (1873-1962) "Ariadne" (1908) Marble Located in the Tate Britain, London, England

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currently obsessed with this gorgeous statue of Melpomene muse of tragedy

Roman statue of Melpomene, 2nd century A.D.