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Greek and Roman Statues This week we were inspired by a variety of statues. Our Model, Andrew also had rather good knowledge of these classical sculptures and model poses from his own knowledge to. In particular we had a little discuss about 'Kouros', for an informative read on the subject take a look at- 'THE ORIGINS OF THE KOUROS By REBECCA ANN DUNHAM' http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0010838/dunham_r.pdf Some our sparks of inspiration- Ares Borghese is a Roman marble statue of the imperial era (1st or 2nd century AD) By After Alcamenes, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15759965 Discobolus in National Roman Museum Palazzo Massimo alle Terme circa 140 AD marble Agasias of Ephesus Poseidon (Zeus), 46 B.C. Bronze Figure from the Artemisius at Cape Sounion Guerrier combattant, dit le "Gladiateur Borghèse" (Fighting Warrior, called "Borghese Gladiator"), c. 100 BC Marble The Dying Gaul, also called The Dying Galatian (in Italian: Galata Morente) or The Dying Gladiator, is an Ancient Roman marble semi-recumbent statue now in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It is a copy of a now lost sculpture from the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC) thought to have been made in bronze. Statue of a Kouros, 6th century B.C. Marble 76 2/5 in 194 cm Interesting article- https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-ancient-greek-sculptures-small-penises        My Sketches from the Thursday Night Life Drawing Group    To book on click an option-
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