The myth was a popular subject for Greek sculpture and painting.
"I was fascinated by how, in early Greek sculpture, the male figure developed and began to suggest movement, like here."
What he thought about the Greek sculpture, I still don't know.
Most Greek sculptures were painted in strong and bright colors.
Wrestling was a popular subject for Greek sculpture, painting, and literature.
The result was rather like that frozenhigh-wind effect so popular in later Greek sculpture.
Greek sculpture is known for the contrapposto standing of the figures.
Archaic Greek sculpture has also been claimed as an influence.
He was among the first to point out the use of polychromy in Greek sculpture and architecture.
Some are nearly life size, and reminiscent of preclassical Greek sculpture.