Tag: sculptures

Cleopatra (1917)

Cleopatra in Paintings, Sculptures and Movies

The Greek writer Plutarch first wrote about her in a book called Parallel Lives sometime around 100 AD. He said she met Antony “at the very time when women have the most brilliant beauty and are at […]

 

Greek Mythology in Art

The ancient Greeks worshipped many gods, each with a distinct personality and domain. Greek myths explained the origins of the gods and their individual relations with mankind. The art of Archaic and Classical Greece illustrates […]