Temple of Zeus (Olympia, Greece); Sculpture, Greek--Greece; Olympia (Greece : Ancient sanctuary)
Built during the Early Classical period, the Temple of Zeus at Olympia and its sculptural program presented many new ideas in Greek society. I will argue that the Temple, in particular its metopes depicting the twelve Labors of Herakles,...
Two rock formations with an open space between them; mountains can be seen in the background. Printed text on verso reads, "Pike's Peak and Gateway to Garden of the Gods, Colorado - Pike's peak is one of the largest peaks of the Rocky...
With the Middle Kingdom mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at left; "If the most impressive monuments of the Old Kingdom are its pyramids, those of the New Kingdom are its grandiose temples, often built to honor pharaohs and queens, as well as...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Myths; Legends; Men; Gods; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Nudes; Muscles; Genitals; Hairstyles; Beards
"With a serene expression in the eyes and the body of an athlete, the father of the gods hurls a thunderbolt. The statue, an original bronze by a great sculptor, dates from about 460 BC." (Caption, p. 350); "Bronze statue of Zeus or...
"In contrast to Mesopotamia and Egypt, no temples or monumental statues of gods, kings, or monsters have been found in Minoan Crete. Large wooden images may once have existed, but what remains of Minoan sculpture in the round is small in...
Panel from Gods of the Modern World series. "Orozco moved closer to the Expressionists in spirit, at first working in the stylized, sculpturesque manner of [Ernst] Barlach, before later adopting the more dynamic and fluid forms of El Greco,...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: centurion watching man wearing crown accompanied by children with brooms and whips; bearded man wearing fur pelt witnesses arrival, by boat, of colonists, who have already begun hunting;...
Architecture; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Government facilities; Mints; Altars; Religious facilities; Temples; Stores & shops; Mercantile facilities; Commercial facilities; Markets; Social life; Houses; Dwellings; Residential...
“A reconstruction of the Agora in about 400 BC, seen from the east. […] In the bottom left hand corner is the Mint, with the south-east fountain house behind. Next to this is the South Stoa. The Pnyx assembly platform is above the stoa to the...
“Illustration of a suovetaurilia, a ritual sacrifice made before the start of a military offensive. At the bottom, a pig and a sheep are being led to the sacrificial altar. The ox which was also destined for sacrifice cannot be seen in this view....
"This ring is formed from a circular hollow band made from rolled and soldered gold leaf, which flares out near the bezel. The bezel, rectangular in shape but with rounded corners, is set with a blue-tinged agate in two layers against a white...
"The vast majority of prehistoric sculptures depict either animals or humans. In the earliest art, humankind consists almost exclusively of women as opposed to men, and painters and sculptors almost invariably showed them nude […]. When...
"Further insight into Sumerian religious beliefs and rituals comes from a cache of sculptures reverently buried beneath the floor of a temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar) when the structure was remodeled. Carved of soft gypsum and inlaid...
"The pedimental statues (which faced toward the starting point of all Olympic chariot races) are, in fact, posed like actors on a stage - Zeus in the center, Oinomaos and his wife on one side, Pelops and Hippodameia on the other, and their...
From Samothrace, Greece. [Perhaps by Pythokritos of Rhodes]. "The winged goddess of Victory standing on the prow of a ship overlooked the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace. This monument was probably an ex-voto offered by...
Architecture; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Government facilities; Courthouses; Justice facilities; Shrines; Temples; Altars; Religious facilities; Streets; Roads; Hills; Plans; Drawings; Reconstructions
Includes: Kolonos Agoraios; Altar; Bouleuterion; Royal Stoa; Shrine of Zeus; [?] River; 12 Gods; Eschara; Street of Panathenaia; Lawcourts; S.E. Fountain House; Boundary Stones of Agora; Prytanikon; Temple of [?]; Temple of Apollo; Great Drain.
Architecture; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Government facilities; Courthouses; Justice facilities; Mints; Stores & shops; Mercantile facilities; Commercial facilities; Markets; Shrines; Altars; Religious facilities; Temples;...
Includes: Hephaisteion; Kolonos Agoraios; Strategeion?; Tholos; Altar; Bouleuterion; Old Bouleuterion; Sanctuary of [?]; Poikile Stoa; Royal Stoa; Stoa of Zeus; Apollo Patroos; The Eponymous Heroes: [?] River; 12 Gods; Eschara; St. Philip; Hadrian...
