Art of ancient Attica

ancient citadel above the city of Athens

Moschophoros (Greek: μοσχοφόρος "calf-bearer") is an ancient Greek statue of the Archaic period, also known in English as The Calf Bearer. It was excavated in fragments in the Perserschutt on the Acropolis of Athens in 1864. The statue, dated and estimated to have originally measured 1.65 meters (5.4 ft) in height, is now in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. ==Description== The Moschophoros stands with his left foot a little forward, like a kouros. He has a thick beard, a symbol of adulthood. He wears a thin cloak. The sculpture's nudity is the main aspect of the art as it adhered t

classical Greek sculpture

sculpture by Aristion von Paros

thumb|200px|The Gradiva, an example of a Neo-Attic sculpture thumb|left|Another Neo-Attic relief (British Museum) Neo-Attic or Atticizing is a sculptural style, beginning in Hellenistic sculpture and vase-painting of the 2nd century BC and climaxing in Roman art of the 2nd century AD, copying, adapting or closely following the style shown in reliefs and statues of the Classical (5th–4th centuries BC) and Archaic (6th century BC) periods. It was first produced by a number of Neo-Attic workshops at Athens, which began to specialize in it, producing works for purchase by Roman connoisseurs, and w

sculpture

ancient archaic Greek statue, today owned by the Antikensammlung Berlin (Sk 1800)

ancient Roman marble bust(s), based on an ancient Greek bronze statue