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2. Discobolus - Wikipedia

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   Roman bronze reproduction of Myron's Discobolus, 2nd century AD (Glyptothek, Munich) 3D model of a replica at National Gallery of Denmark, Denmark.. The Discobolus by Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is an ancient Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period in around 460–450 BC that depicts an ancient Greek athlete throwing a discus.

3. Sport in ancient Greek art - Wikipedia

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   As the site of the Olympic Games, the architecture of Olympia is heavily influenced by the theme of athletics. The Temple of Zeus, for example, is decorated with a frieze containing the Labours of Hercules, who is believed to be the founder of the Olympic Games, and a pediment depicting the myth of Pelops, another origin tale of the Olympics.

4. Painting in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   Roman fresco from the Tomb of Esquilino, c. 300-280 B.C. As with the other arts, the art of painting in Ancient Rome was indebted to its Greek antecedents. In archaic times, when Rome was still under Etruscan influence, they shared a linear style learned from the Ionian Greeks of the Archaic period, showing scenes from Greek mythology, daily life, funeral games, banquet scenes with musicians ...

5. List of Greek artists - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of Greek artists from the antiquity to today. Artists have been categorised according to their main artistic profession and according to the major historical period they lived in: the Ancient (until the foundation of the Byzantine Empire), the Byzantine (until the fall of Constantinople in 1453), Cretan Renaissance 1453-1660, Heptanese School 1660-1830 and the Modern period ...

6. Wall Paintings of Thera - Wikipedia

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   The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art , although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete , and the political relationship between the two islands at the ...

7. Ancient Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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   [29] [30] [31] The Olympic Games were held at four-year intervals, and later, the ancient historians' method of counting the years even referred to these games, using Olympiad for the period between two games. Previously, the local dating systems of the Greek states were used (they continued to be used by everyone except historians), which led ...

8. Meet the artist whose job is to paint beach volleyball at the ...

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   The final details of the painting would take shape as the winning team of the Olympic Games was decided. “I am not anxious, I am excited,” he said, smiling about the work still ahead.

9. Archaeological Museum of Olympia - Wikipedia

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   Although it was unused for some time, the original building was re-purposed; since 2004, it has been a museum about the history of the original Olympic games. [1] Some time between 1930 and 1936 a cast bronze griffin’s head was taken from the museum [2]. After passing through a number of hands it ended up in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in ...