This gallery exhibits museum-quality reproductions of classical sculpture for sale. The favored casting medium for this caliber of work is bonded Carrara marble but there are may made of resin, quarried from the Tuscany region of Italy for its timeless quality and ability to recreate intimate detail. Ancient Greek sculpture represents one of the most influential artistic movements in the history of art. The statues created by the ancient Greeks in the Classical and Hellenistic ages provided the foundation not only for Roman sculpture, but also for western sculpture as we know it today. The Classical Period 5th to 4th century BC began after the defeat of the Persian invasion at the battle of Marathon in 490. A renewed sense of optimism led the artists to strive for an improved sense of reality in their sculpture. The most significant advancement of this period came in the form of the contrapposto stance. This is when one leg is extended and the imaginary shift in weight is modeled into the statue to convey a sense of gravity and enhance the realism of the piece
