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The statue of Jupiter is also a significant monument of the Flavian era, bearing the characteristic features of Roman art of this period. The prototype of this sculpture was created by Phidias in the 5th century BC, the legendary statue of Zeus at Olympia , revered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World .
Statue of Zeus at Olympia This page was last edited on 8 May 2022, at 11:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
On the other hand, the statue is essentially a larger version of an extensive series of smaller solid bronze figurines extending back into the late 7th century, all of which strike the same pose and represent Zeus. [7] On the basis of this and other iconographic parallels with vase-painting, [8] most scholars presently think it is a Zeus ...
A fanciful reconstruction of Phidias' statue of Zeus, in an engraving made by Philippe Galle in 1572, from a drawing by Maarten van Heemskerck. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, [1] made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of ...
Archaeologists found an ancient bust of the Greek god Zeus in western Turkey. Located right near the remains of a temple dedicated to Aphrodite, the statue is a remnant of one of the Roman Empire ...
Articles relating to the Statue of Zeus at Olympia and its depictions. Pages in category "Statue of Zeus at Olympia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Sculptures of the Greek goddess Nike. ... Statue of Zeus at Olympia (17 P) Pages in category "Sculptures of Nike" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of ...
Paeonius / p iː ˈ oʊ n i ə s / (Ancient Greek: Παιώνιος Paiṓnios) of Mende, Chalkidiki was a Greek sculptor of the late 5th century BC. He most likely received his early training in Northern Greece and is thought to have later adapted Athenian stylistic elements into his own work, based upon his probable interaction with the ...