Now available: Final images of Classical sculptures from the Berlin State Museums

April 14, 2010

Greek | Youth Pulling a Thorn out of his Foot, right side view, Roman copy of a mid 5th century BCE Greek original | Photographer: Gisela Geng | Image and original data provided by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Stiftung Preussischer KulturbesitzThe Prussian Cultural Properties Foundation (Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz) and ARTstor have collaborated to digitize key works of Classical sculpture from the Berlin State Museums (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). Now held in the Pergamon Museum and Altes Museum in Berlin, the collection of Classical Antiquities (Antikensammlung) is one of the most important collections of Classical art in the world. This final release includes approximately 170 images of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman sculptures, bringing the collection total in ARTstor to nearly 580 images.

To view the Classical Sculptures (Berlin State Museums) collection: go to the ARTstor Digital Library, browse by collection, and click "Classical Sculptures (Berlin State Museums);" or enter the keyword search: smb berlin


For more detailed information about this collection, visit the Classical Sculptures (Berlin State Museums) collection page.


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Image credits

Greek | Youth Pulling a Thorn out of his Foot, right side view, Roman copy of a mid 5th century BCE Greek original | Photographer: Gisela Geng | Image and original data provided by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz