CLEP Humanities : Identifying Sculptors, Works, and Schools of Classical Sculpture
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Example Question #42 : Ancient Grecian And Roman Sculpture
The Dying Gaul is a famous Roman piece of art in which medium?
Fresco
Sculpture
Mural
Mosaic
Painting
Sculpture
The Dying Gaul is a statue from the third century BCE and is among the most famous pieces of Roman artwork. The statue is remarkable for its tension and lines in the prone figure, who is slouching into repose from his wounds. Additionally, the face conveys an astonishing amount of pathos and misery, while also showing a perfect form in the figure's body.
Example Question #2 : Sculpture
Which classical Greek artist is best known for his creation of the statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Athena Parthenos in Athens?
Phidias
Michelangelo
Plutarch
Homer
Sophocles
Phidias
Homer, Sophocles, and Plutarch are Ancient Greek poets and writers. Michelangelo worked in the Renaissance era. Phidias is the only sculptor from the classical Greek era listed.
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