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The monument was made entirely of marble and reached 12.45 meters in height. The monument created awe to the visitors and constituted a typical example of Naxian sculpture in its peak period, i.e. in the sixth century B.C. On the base there was an inscription dated to 328-327 B.C., renewing the promanteia for the Naxians:
The Colossus of the Naxians is a kouros statue made of Naxian marble which was about 9 metres high, [1] now located in the Museum on Delos and originally from one of the islands of the Cyclades. The colossus is an example of archaic monumental sculpture and dates to the end of the seventh century BC.
Statue of a Naxian marble Kouros found at Ancient Thera and on display in the National Archaeological Museum Athens. Naxian marble is a large-crystaled white marble which is quarried from the Cycladic Island of Naxos in Greece. It was among the most significant types of marble for ancient Greece and it continues to be quarried in modern times.
The Kouros of Apollonas, also called the Colossus of Dionysus, is a 10.7 metre [1] tall unfinished statue of light grey Naxian marble with a weight of around 80 tonnes. It is located in an ancient quarry near Apollonas [ de ] , a small town in the northern part of Naxos , one of the Cycladic Islands in the Aegean Sea .
The Kouros of Flerio is 4.7 metre long statue of white Naxian marble, located in a village garden in Melanes , a small village on Naxos, one of the Cycladic islands, in Greece. A second, similar kouros is located in a quarry near Melanes. They each weigh between 5 and 7 tonnes.
The Dedication of Nikandre is a Greek marble sculpture, made approximately around 650 BCE, held in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece (Inv. 1). Nikandre, a woman from the island of Naxos , dedicated the statue in the temple of Artemis at Delos , the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.
List of paintings by Frédéric Bazille; List of paintings by Arnold Böcklin; List of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch; List of paintings by Sandro Botticelli; List of works by François Boucher; List of paintings by Eugène Boudin; List of paintings by Valentin de Boulogne; List of paintings by Ford Madox Brown; List of paintings by Pieter ...
Wintery scene at Mikkel Vibe's House, the artist's childhood home: 1871: 33 × 26.2 cm: Skagens Museum, Skagen: Denmark [7] A thatched house. Summer day with warm blue skies. Arranged with a couple of children: 1871: 20 × 34 cm: Study of a Woman from Arildsläge in Sweden in Festive Dress: 1872: 26 × 20 cm: Loeb Danish Art Collection Denmark