Hermes at the Olympia Museum
Sightseeing in Aegean Islands picture - Hermes of Praxiteles: One of the masterpieces of ancient Greek art. Hermes, as Pausanias informs us, is depicted carrying the infant Dionysos. Made from Parian marble it stands 2,10m in height. It is thought to be an original of the great sculptor and it is dated to ca. 330 B.C.