The Collector Highlights 10 Essential Ancient Greek Sculptures in New Guide

Key facts

• The Collector published a guide to 10 essential ancient Greek sculptures.
• The Kroisos Kouros (c. 530 BC) is a marble grave marker for a young man killed in battle.
• The Charioteer of Delphi (478–470 BC) commemorates a chariot race victory by Polyzalos of Gela.
• Myron's Discobolus (original c. 450 BC) survives only in Roman copies.
• Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos was the first monumental female nude in Greek art.
• The Artemision Bronze (c. 460–450 BC) was discovered in 1926 off Cape Artemision and may represent Zeus or Poseidon.
• The Venus de Milo (c. 150–125 BC) was found in 1820 on the island of Melos inside a Hellenistic gymnasium.
• The Laocoön Group (c. 40–30 BC) was rediscovered in 1506 and influenced Renaissance artists including Michelangelo.