Description Featuring ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, this book explores the history and legacy of ancient statues of Olympian gods.
For people in ancient Greece, ornately and imposingly fashioned statues depicting the gods symbolized power or ideal beauty.
During the Roman Empire, when sculptors copied Greek models, the sculptures conveyed an aura of education and scholarship.
This volume showcases antique sculptures that represent the most important Greek Olympian.
Prestel Olympian gods: from the dresden sculpture collection, paperback/stephan koja
