The sculptor Phidias created Enthroned Zeus around 430 BC. This magnificent statue stands approximately forty feet tall. The enthroned Zeus is a marble statue enameled with gold and ivory to amplify the features of Zeus. Phidias was also very intrigued by Zeus and characterized him through his sculpture as the absolute king of the gods. The enthroned Zeus was placed in the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. The Temple of Zeus is considered one of the most, if not the most important, religious shrines in the Greek world. This is actually considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Zeus, as king of the gods, sits on a large, elaborate throne with his feet resting on a footstool. His throne is very large with a high recessed back adding more size to the statue and the image of Zeus as an all-powerful being. The cloak Zeus wears covers him in such a way as to expose his chest, showing his power and aiming for the viewer to see the sculpture as an all-powerful force. Although his right hand is not attached we can assume that he was holding a scepter or a thunderbolt. At that time, this statue might even have been used as a statue in the private sanctuary of a wealthy Roman or Greek before traveling to the temple of Zeus. As the marine inlays indicate, this statuette spent a long period submerged in the sea. On closer inspection, one notices water marks all over the statue, implying that it must have been submerged in the sea. ocean for a long time. But the left side of the sculpture is unmarked, meaning it was likely buried in sand and protected from ocean currents. French oil painter Dreux Budé Maître created "The Crucifixion" around 1490. His depiction of the crucifixion is... ... middle of paper ...... in its entirety depicts the life of Achilles and important events. The life of Achilles was an extremely popular subject for the Romans as well as the decoration of Roman sarcophagi. On the upper part, a man and a woman are lying on an expensive sofa. But curiously, the heads of the characters remained unfinished. This is actually a Roman technique in which they leave the faces unfinished to carve them as portraits of the dead when purchasing the sarcophagus. But in the case of this one, no one came to buy it and the faces remained intact. It was a popular custom from around 150 to 250 AD. For the Greeks and Romans, using a sarcophagus as a means of burial service. Sarcophagi were produced in large quantities, but only in a few centers, including Athens. An Athenian sarcophagus was entirely carved on all sides and sometimes it was topped with figures hanging around..