Episode 88 - Greco-Roman Wrestling

The Sculptor's Funeral by Jason Arkles

Sep 19, 202152:23Arts

The Venus De Milo, the Torso Belvedere, The Winged Victory, The Laocoon - some of the most famous Antique sculpture in the world. Strange that we know so little about who made them and why! So what makes them so famous?...

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