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Meleager joins the Argonauts hunters and sets sail from Hellas to Colchis in Caucasus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Upon their return, many participants join what is known as the Calydonian Boar Hunt. This hunt takes place because Meleager's father,...

The identification of this kouros with a specific workshop remains unconfirmed. ...Some experts speculate that it might have originated from Naxos, but others argue that its distinctive characteristics are more typical of a Corinthian sculptor or one...

This sculpture is part of the Esquiline Venus, a smaller-than-life-size nude marble statue of a woman wearing sandals and a headdress. The name "Esquiline" comes from where it was found, Esquiline Hill in Rome, likely at the same site as the...

The legendary exploits of Heracles, renowned as the greatest Greek hero, whose Romanized name would later become Hercules, are a series of pivotal events that unfolded over 12 years at the behest of King Eurystheus. These extraordinary feats were...

Louis XVII (1762-1795) ruled as the King of France from 1793 to 1794, residing in the Palace of Versailles and later at the Temple Prison.

Aphrodite reigns supreme as the Greek goddess of love, beauty, passion, and fertility. Her Roman counterpart is Venus, a goddess revered for her stunning looks. Fearing that her incredible charm would spark a rivalry among them, leading to conflict...

This marble carving depicts Antinous (27 November, c. 111 – before 30 October 130) as Aristaeus, a Greek god associated with gardens, agriculture and bees. As a Bithynian Greek youth and favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian, he was deified after...

Louis XVII, King of France from 1814, ruled the kingdom with his presence at the Tuileries Palace. This remarkable artifact is part of "Scan The World," a groundbreaking non-profit initiative launched by MyMiniFactory to create a vast digital...

This sculpture vividly portrays Artemis of the Rospigliosi style, a Roman replica crafted from an ancient Greek original, possibly inspired by the bronze ensemble described by Pausanias in his account (Book One, Section Twenty-Five, Paragraph Two) as...

I'm really frustrated when people pick up a book and start reading without even knowing who wrote it. That's why I always like to sign my name in the front, just to let everyone know that I'm the author. ...It was great having you drop by!

This figure sports a tunic that exposes the right shoulder, paired with a cloak, a configuration frequently depicted on funeral or votive reliefs, often used to portray Persephone or Kore. ...The artwork implies that the statue was situated in a burial...

Meleager joined forces with the Argonauts hunters and set sail from Hellas to Colchis in Caucasus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Upon their return, many of those involved participated in what became known as the Calydonian Boar Hunt. The hunt was...

This figure proudly wears a tunic that showcases its right shoulder, paired with a cloak arranged in a manner depicted on various funeral or votive reliefs, often used to represent the powerful goddess Persephone or Kore. ...The statue's placement in a...

This statue was commissioned by Marc-René d'Argenson, the marquis of Voyer and governor of Vincennes, an amateur member of the academy. Augustin Pajou sculpted it in 1730. In Greek mythology, female followers known as maenads or bacchantes served...

Apollo is one of the most significant and intricate figures among the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, as well as Greek and Roman mythology. Recognized as a god of light, truth, prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and...

Melpomene, initially the Muse of Singing, evolved into the Muse of Tragedy, a role for which she is now most renowned. Her name originates from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai, meaning "to dance and sing with joy." She is often depicted wearing a...

In Greek mythology, satyr Marsyas is the central figure in two tales of mortality: he picked up Athena's abandoned double flute and played it, while also challenging Apollo to a musical contest that ended with his hide being taken and life lost. In...

Napoleon Bonaparte's imperial guard, Captain Claude Noisot, commissioned a bronze monument that inspired this sculpture by Francois Rude.

This stunning Pentelic Marble funerary stele featuring Phainippos was crafted around 350 BC and unearthed in Athens. The inscription etched onto the archway of this stele allows us to accurately identify the figures depicted. On the left, Phainippos,...

Installed near the royal pavilion of the Chateau de Marly in 1706, Nicolas Coustou's commissioned marble sculpture frames the cascade of its river. A life-size depiction of Meleager, it stands proudly as a work by Nicolas Coustou (1658-1733) from...

Jacopo della Quercia, born around 1374, left behind a lasting legacy as one of Italy's most renowned sculptors during the Italian Renaissance. ...His contemporaries included the likes of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Donatello, all of whom he competed with...

The Python of Delphi was a monstrous serpent with a body like a snake. This fearsome creature made its lair on Mount Parnassus in central Greece. Wherever it roamed, it released a foul stench and spread chaos and destruction. Python was once...

This sculpture, crafted by the skilled artisans at Andre Beauneveu's workshop, emerged towards the end of the 14th century. ...It represents a portion of one of several statues honoring the apostles, originally placed within the chapel of...

In ancient Greek mythology, Echo was a mountain-dwelling nymph named Oread who made her home on Mount Kithairon. Zeus frequently descended from his throne on Mt. Olympus to indulge in romantic trysts with beautiful female nymphs. Hera, however, grew...

This mysterious funerary stele lies incomplete and unidentified: crucial details and features are missing from the mother's and one child's heads, along with an inscription that would have crowned the top section, possibly a pediment. The deceased...

The colossal bust of Zeus known as "Jupiter of Versailles" was unearthed near the Porta del Popolo in Rome in 1525. In 1623, it was gifted to Louis XIV, who commissioned Jacques Drouilly to convert the masterpiece into a herm pillar. ...This magnificent...

A delicate marble fragment showcases Aphrodite grasping tightly onto her flowing drapery to prevent it from slipping away from her lithe form. Many representations of the Goddess of Love convey subtle undertones of sensuality and copulation,...

They reduced the plastic components in the new design to decrease production waste and preserve durability at the same time.

John the Baptist was a wandering Jewish preacher who played a pivotal role in several major world religions. ...A key spiritual figure in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism, he is revered as a prophet by all of these faiths and honored...

Antoine Laurent Dantan (December 8, 1798, in Saint-Cloud) was a renowned French sculptor, distinguished as 'Dantan the Elder' from his younger brother Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800–1869), also an accomplished sculptor. He successfully claimed the Prix de...