Overview Curatorial Departments Near Eastern Antiquities Egyptian Antiquities Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Introduction Selected Works Latest Acquisitions Traveling Works Works in Focus Bibliography Timeline Maps Research Centers Islamic Art Sculptures Decorative Arts Paintings Prints and Drawings Kaleidoscope Databases My Personal Space Demo Sign In to My Space Forgot Your Password? Donate Online Professionals Overview Journalists Companies Tourism Professionals Professionals & Associations Teachers Young People (Under 30) Overview Under-18s 18 to 30s Support the Louvre	Home - Collection - Curatorial Departments - Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities - Selected Works Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities: Selected Works Sort by period or theme All the works (275) The Origins of Greek Art, the Bronze Age, and the Geometric Style (3200-720 BC) (6) Archaic Greek Art (7th-6th Centuries BC) (53) Classical Greek Art (5th-4th Centuries BC) (68) Hellenistic Art (3rd-1st Centuries BC) (29) Etruscan Art (9th-1st Centuries BC) (42) Roman Art (61) Christian and Byzantine Art (16) 275 selected works Page 1 / 31 1 2 3 4 ... Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities This department oversees works from the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman civilizations, illustrating the art of a vast area that encompasses Greece, Italy, and the whole of the Mediterranean basin, spanning a period that stretches from Neolithic times (4th millennium BC) to the 6th century AD.

		Thematic Trail Greek Sculpture and the Human Body Of all the works in the Louvre, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo are among the most admired: in their striking depiction of the human form they encapsulate the "Greek spirit." This circuit traces this artistic quest of sculptors who had an indelible influence on Western art. All the thematic trails Atlas Database © Musée du Louvre Collection databases View many of the 35,000 works on display, and consult the relevant technical information and accompanying commentaries by curators. In-Depth Study Hybrid Creatures of the Ancient Greek World Greek imagery is peopled with strange figures: major and minor divinities, personifications, terrifying monsters combining two or more species of animal. As ancient Greek art evolved, each creature quickly developed its own distinctive appearance, symbolizing its character and function. List
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