Cupid has a pair of wings on his back to fly freely, and he has his own bow, love arrow, and parting arrow. Shooting a love arrow can make the…
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This is a statue of a young woman with a drooping face. A glass veil made of glass crystal beads covers her face. This weird and interesting work comes from…
“Venus Beautiful Buttocks” opens the human perspective to see the buttocks. The buttocks, like the chest and waist, constitute an important part of women’s curves. Some women only focus on…
Millon discus thrower, marble replica, about 152 cm high, collected by the National Museum of Rome, the Vatican Museum, and the Terme Museum, originally in bronze. This statue, known as…
France’s summer residence and studio, the Chesterwood in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, has been included in the US National Trust for Historic Preservation, Massachusetts. The sculptures stored in the summer residence and…
How did Apollo’s harp come from? Hermes stole Apollo’s cow on the day he was born. The angry Apollo wanted to teach this half-brother who didn’t know how to do…
This statue of the Goddess of Peace is made of marble sculpture. The goddess holds a wreath in her hand, wears gorgeous costumes, and has a pair of beautiful wings.…
Hercules and the Centaur Nessus statue is a marble sculpture created by the late Renaissance sculptor Giambologna in 1599. It is now placed in the Mercenary Loggia in the Piazza…
In Greek mythology, Nessus was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, and whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles. He was the son of Centauros. He fought in…
Who is Cerberus? Cerberus, in Greek mythology, the monstrous watchdog of the underworld. He was usually said to have three heads, though the poet Hesiod said he had 50. Heads…
For those who like to pursue perfection, the incomplete torso sculpture may find it a pity that it is damaged. It prevents us from seeing the original appearance of the…
Praxiteles, Scopas, and Lysippos were the three major sculptors of the Hellenistic era. This sculpture was created by the Romans imitating the style of the three major Greek sculptors. It…