Virgin of Sorrow and the Pietà of Saint-Marcoul, c. 1500, Champagne
Musée Saint-Remi, Reims
These two sculptures are representative of the Champagne style that accentuated details such as tears or drops of blood, veins on limbs, and elaborate drapery. Influenced by the Italian Renaissance, facial expressions of sentiment took the place of the sobriety and reverence shown in earlier sculptures.
day 5! does anyone else have this fascination with marble statues? no, just me? well there were tons of marble statues in greece and rome, with fountains decorated by elaborately carved statues of the gods dotted around the streets of italy. columns were more popular in greece, with imposing white pillars supporting the entrances of ancient temples, decorated with beautiful friezes. i really love the ancient civilisations and the rich culture and history that come along with them.
Ares Borghese, imperial era marble, ca. 1st - 2nd century AD, Rome.
The Ares Borghese is a Roman marble statue of the imperial era. It is 2.11m high. It is identifiable as Ares by the helmet and by the ankle ring given to him by his lover Aphrodite. This statue possibly preserves some features of an original work in bronze, now lost, of the 5th century BC. - wikipedia
~ Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos. Copy after Praxiteles (Greek, active ca. 375-340 BC) ( Culture: Roman Date: 3rd-2nd century B.C. Period: Greco-Roman Place of origin: Lebanon, Sidon Medium: Marble
~ Hygieia, goddess of Health and Hypnos, god of sleep. Culture: Roman Provincial Period: Imperial Period, Antonine Date: ca. A.D. 140–190 Place of Manufacture: Asia Minor (probably) Medium: Marble from Dokimeion (modern Afyon) in west-central Asia Minor.
A Greek Marble Figure of Aphrodite with Eros Late 4th Century B.C.
Standing with the weight on her right leg, her right arm lowered and left elbow resting on a tree trunk, and wearing a chiton bound under the breasts and around the shoulders and himation draped around the lower body and left arm, winged Eros with crossed legs, leaning against her right leg; no restorations.
![manticoreimaginary: Statuette of CybeleRoman, 2nd century [x] May the Roman Gods still be with you](https://64.media.tumblr.com/59e288f1762bd99ccd4581e0e56b5257/tumblr_or2lr2R73e1qe7t34o1_640.jpg "manticoreimaginary: Statuette of CybeleRoman, 2nd century [x] May the Roman Gods still be with you")
