Key Image for Greece: Kritios Boy
Kritios Boy*
marble
117 cm
480 BCE
See it in the Acropolis Museum in Athens
Body found in 1865, head found 23 years later!
*It is called this because some people thought that an artist named Kritios made it.
marble
117 cm
480 BCE
See it in the Acropolis Museum in Athens
Body found in 1865, head found 23 years later!
*It is called this because some people thought that an artist named Kritios made it.
Zeus, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Diana, Herakles, Apollo and Ganymede
All these statues and vases show pictures of the gods... who look just like humans!
And guess who has a perfectly symmetrical face? Most of us don't!
And guess who has a perfectly symmetrical face? Most of us don't!
Want to know more? Read Buell's essay about the female nude here
Key Image for Rome: Augustus of Primaporta
Augustus of Primaporta (23 September 63 BCE – 19 August 14 CE, became emperor 27 BCE)
marble
2.08 m
approx. 20 CE
found 1863
See it in the Vatican Museums in Rome
marble
2.08 m
approx. 20 CE
found 1863
See it in the Vatican Museums in Rome
Romans love realism! Look at how life-like these portrait busts are.
Watch Pompeii: The Last Day
You can learn a lot about Ancient Roman life by watching this video.