What are the main typical sculptures of the ancient Greek period sculpture and Renaissance?

1, Discus Thrower

"Discus Thrower" is a bronze sculpture sculpted by the Greek sculptor Milon in about 450 BC, the original work has been lost, and the replica is now collected in the National Museum of Rome, the Terme Museum, the Vatican Museum.

The Discus Thrower is based on a real-life Greek athletic competition and depicts a strong man in an expressive moment during the discus throw.

The sculpture's choice of the moment when the discus swings back to its highest point and is about to be thrown has a strong "attraction". Although it is a static sculpture, but the artist grasped the key link from one state to another state, to achieve the effect of making the audience psychologically get a "sense of movement", and become a model for later generations of artistic creation, but also the study of the ancient Greek sculpture is an important source of information.

2, the Venus of Milos

"Venus of Milos" (also known as "Aphrodite of Milos" and "Venus with Broken Arm") is a marble sculpture created by the Ancient Greek sculptor Alexandros in about 150 B.C., which is now collected in the Louvre Museum in France.

The statue shows Venus, the goddess of love, with a dignified figure, plump skin, a beautiful oval face, a straight Greek nose, a flat forehead and a full chin, and a calm countenance, revealing the tradition of intellectualization inherited from the heyday of Greek sculpture.

Her slightly twisted posture, so that the half-naked body constitutes a very harmonious and beautiful spiral upward body, rich in musical rhythm, full of great artistic charm.

3, Athena idol

"Athena idol" for the Greek sculptor Phidias in 438 BC incense wood sculpture. The original work was destroyed in the Byzantine era, now exists in Athens National Museum of marble facsimile is the second century A.D. Roman works.

The statue of the goddess Athena is full-bodied and robust, with the right leg standing upright and the lower left leg slightly bent from the outside. The body of the robe hanging and long skirt, the use of deep carving techniques, clothing pattern is not only thick and strong, but also very natural, dynamic. The Statue of Athena reflects the spirit of Athens in the era of prosperity.

4, Goddess of Victory

Goddess of Victory is the highest central Brandenburg Gate top of a bronze sculpture about 5 meters high.

The Brandenburg Gate Gate top of the central highest place is a about 5 meters high bronze sculpture of the Goddess of Victory (Greek mythology in the Nichols, Roman mythology Victoria), the goddess spread her wings behind her, driving a four-horse, two-wheeled chariot facing the east side of the city of Berlin,

The right hand holding a scepter with an oak wreath, there is an Iron Cross within the wreath, wreaths stood on the spreading wings of a eagle-vulture, which wears the crown of Prussia. Symbolizing victory in the war, the sculpture is the work of the Prussian sculptor Schaddorf.

5, David

David is a marble sculpture created by the Italian sculptor Michelangelo Bonarotti between 1501 and 1504, and is now in the collection of the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy.

This sculpture is a marble statue, 3.96 meters high, and 5.5 meters high with its base. The statue shows the image of a young and powerful nude man, with a robust physique, determined look, full muscles and vitality, it seems to be able to feel the beating of the blood vessels of the figure's body, which emphasizes the tall image of David as a hero.

"David" embodies the sacred beauty of the human body and David is about to burst out of the great enthusiasm, thus becoming one of the male nude statues in the history of Western art worth boasting.