Mastodawn

The Greek Slave (1844)

This marble statue was carved in Florence by American sculptor Hiram Powers. Copies of the statue were displayed in a number of venues around Great Britain and the United States, and it quickly became one of Powers' most famous and most popular works. The design of the statue was based upon the Venus de' Medici in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

Powers made six replicas of the Raby Castle Greek Slave for sale to various collectors. One such variant is currently in the Smithsonian American Art Museum; another is in the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

#statue
#sculpture
#rabycastle
#marblestatue
#hirampowers
#thegreekslave

Kristof Zerbe Oct 13, 2025

Drottningholm Statue

https://kiko.io/photos/25-07-Schweden-167-D50

#ArtHistory #ClassicalArt #SculptureArt #MarbleStatue #ArtCollectors #Photography #ArtisticHeritage #MuseumPiece #IconicArt #StatueLovers #ArtAppreciation #CulturalHeritage #GreekMythology #TimelessBeauty #AncientArt #HistoricalArt

Bliss Sep 20, 2025

I'm calling prudes Philistines from now on because it fits perfectly.

I love nude Greek & Roman statues, old Renaissance paintings, and photos of the human form. Not for sex, for art.

CW: pic attached is naked Venus statue

The curves, the unique marks and features that make each body a masterpiece.

This fascination led me to study Kinesiology as my undergrad. I wanted to understand the human body in movement, in peak performance, so I could teach others to inhabit their bodies with strength and grace.

But I also pursued Psychology simultaneously because I was obsessed with how the mind shapes the body. How thoughts become posture. How trauma lives in tissue. How confidence changes everything.

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano i.e. a sound mind in a sound body. The Romans got it.

Philistines see a nude body and think 'sex' or 'shame.'

Artists see 'story,' 'strength,' 'beauty.'

The difference isn't what we're looking at. It's what we can see.

#ChooseNude #ArtisticNudity #MarbleStatue

Jay S Apr 2, 2025

Pursuing the Dream - 1902
Miquel Blay
(Olot, 1866 - Madrid, 1936)

Carved marble and cast bronze.

#marblestatue #castbronze
#sculptureart #scuplture

#miquelblay #blay

#mnac
#art #artmuseum
#museunacionaldartdecatalunya
#museunacional
#nationalmuseumofart
#nationalpalacemuseum #barcelona #spain

Jay S Apr 2, 2025

Pursuing the Dream - 1902
Miquel Blay
(Olot, 1866 - Madrid, 1936)

Carved marble and cast bronze.

#marblestatue #castbronze
#sculptureart #scuplture

#miquelblay #blay

#mnac
#art #artmuseum
#museunacionaldartdecatalunya
#museunacional
#nationalmuseumofart
#nationalpalacemuseum #barcelona #spain

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jan 30, 2025

#2000yearold #statue found abandoned in #garbage bag in #Greece

A #marblestatue of a woman over #2000yearsold was found #abandoned in a garbage bag near #Thessaloniki, according to police.
Experts determined the statue dates to the #Hellenistic era, a period between 320 and 30 B.C.

https://ground.news/article/2-000-year-old-statue-found-dumped-near-garbage-cans-in-greece

2,000-year-old statue found abandoned in garbage bag in Greece

A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednes

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Wayne Moran Photography Jan 19, 2025

Michelangelo David, Accademia Gallery, Florence, Italy

The David by Michelangelo, housed in the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy, is one of the most iconic works of art in the world. This 17-foot-tall marble sculpture, created between 1501 and 1504, represents the biblical hero David.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/2-michelangelo-david-marble-statue-accademia-gallery-florence-italy-art-print-wayne-moran.html

#David # Michelangelo #MarbleStatue #Statue #FineArt #AccademiaGallery #museum #gallery #Florence #Italy
#photography #travel #travelphotography