The human form
School resourceAge 7–11, 12–16, 16+
The British Museum’s potential for exploring the human form in world art is unsurpassed. Each of these three presentations for use in the classroom deals with two different aspects of the Human Form. They also provide valuable resources for investigating, form and medium.
Download slideshow perfection and abstraction, 2015kb
Download slideshow portraits and adornment, 2535kb
Download slideshow power and devotion, 3025kb
Image: Discus-thrower (discobolus). Roman copy of a bronze original of the 5th century BC. From Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy.