Greek and roman influence on the Egyptian society.An exhibit I found more interesting was The Mary and Michael Jaharis Gallery of Archaic and Classical Greek Art. The Greek Art is elaborate with many of the statues being large scale. Many of the statues have a deep meaning behind them. Like the statue of Aphrodite it is a full body with animation appearing to be graceful and seductive. The statue of Maenads shows them dancing and the fabric moves with her expressions. The statue of the Amazons who were mythical race of warrior women show no expression on her face, no sign of pain or fatigue. There is such a great deal of detail in the artwork of ancient Greece it captures forever a time we will never know first hand.The exhibits at The Metropolitan Museum of Art were an insight in to a time we will never see, but the beauty caught by classical artist shed light into a world faded in time. ...
