Alexander Marble Statue

Monument to alexander iii on may 23 1909 the controversial monument to alexander iii was opened in the center of present day ploshchad vosstaniya.
Alexander marble statue. The monument was built to honor all alexander county confederate soldiers. One of the granite plaques is an inclined slab at the monuments base the other a part of. The bust was later used as a model for sculptures and paintings. Papakosta added it is a great blessing that this statue which many archaeologists searched for for many years was found by a greek mission the stunning greek marble statue which has been universally acknowledged as a representation of alexander the great himself is now exhibited at the national museum of alexandria.
The statue stands 1 18m high is made of white marble and is decorated with bronze pieces of metal all over the head and shoulders. Athena was the least selfish and most noble goddess of the greek pantheon. Stephens earned his place in the national statuary hall collection by being elected to the us house of representatives both before. Ceracchi also created many replicas in both marble and plaster.
Identified by his mass of leonine hair his young idealized face and his deep set upturned eyes alexander the great was the first greek ruler to understand and exploit the propagandistic powers of portraiture. It depicted a very stout bronze figure of the counter reformist and unpopular russian tsar combined with a very heavy horse on a pedestal. The deeply furrowed forehead brings to mind the enormous problems he had already encountered although so young and with regard to its realistic rendering is typical of the pergamene art of sculpture during the reign of king eumenes ii. The marble statue is a confederate infantry soldier at parade rest standing atop a two tier base constructed of cut granite rocks laid around and supported by steel and concrete.
This sculpture was created during the archaic period and is a stylized image of athena the goddess of war. After 14 years of fruitless digging papakosta unearthed this early hellenistic marble statue of alexander the great now exhibited at the national museum of alexandria. Hellenistic period first half of the 2nd century bce. The discovery she says.
From pergamon bergama in modern day turkey. This statue of alexander hamilton stephens was given to the national statuary hall collection by georgia in 1927. Stephens is a marble sculpture commemorating the american politician of the same name by gutzon borglum installed in the united states capitol as part of the national statuary hall collection. It has three plaques two of granite and one bronze.