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Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece

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Image ID

1625141


Item data

Title

Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Seven wonders of the world

Names

Phidias, ca. 500-ca. 430 B.C. (Sculptor)
Groome, Walling (Author)
Léonardo, Jac de C, (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1939
Place: Toronto, Ont.
Publisher: Shell Oil Company of Canada, Ltd.

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Seven Wonders of the World
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Nike (Greek deity)
Logos
Sculpture -- Greece -- To 499
Temple of Zeus (Olympia, Greece)

Genres

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Notes

Content: Printed on verso: "By way of acknowledgement, the Shell Oil Company of Canada, Limited, wishes to thank the following institutions for making their facilities available for the research work necessary to complete these stories: The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; The Public Library of New York City; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; Egyptian Museum of Cairo."

Physical Description

Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 21 x 28.5 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b2391850-c5bf-012f-d26f-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1939

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2391850-c5bf-012f-d26f-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2391850-c5bf-012f-d26f-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2391850-c5bf-012f-d26f-58d385a7bc34

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