Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
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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
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.
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Date Issued
1939
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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
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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
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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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