The fine detail for an idealized human anatomy and natural pose of this statue inspired romans to create several copies and lucky for us some of the replicas have survived until today.
Roman marble statue copy of greek bronze.
On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 153.
The original marble is itself a roman copy of a greek bronze statue commissioned.
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Through the third century a d.
Roman copy of original ancient greek bronze by myron.
The original may have been commissioned at some time between 230 and 220 bc by attalus i of.
This is a roman copy in marble of a earlier greek sculpture made of bronze.
Since most ancient bronze statues have been lost or were melted down to reuse the valuable metal roman copies in marble and bronze often provide our primary visual evidence of masterpieces by famous greek sculptors.
Copy of a greek bronze statue of 375 374 360 359 b c.
A discus thrower depicted is about to release his throw.
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Doryphoros translated from greek as spear bearer was a statue created during the 5th century bc.
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Bronze is a lot stronger than marble and the original statue could support it s own weight.
Marble statue of eirene the personification of peace ca.
Marble statue of the discus thrower.
All the marble statues in the central area of the mary and michael jaharis gallery at the metropolitan museum are copies made during the roman period dating from the first century b c.
Galata morente or the dying gladiator is an ancient roman marble semi recumbent statue now in the capitoline museums in rome it is a copy of a now lost sculpture from the hellenistic period 323 31 bc thought to have been made in bronze.
Roman copy of greek original by kephisodotos.
The discobolus of myron is a greek sculpture completed at the start of the classical period figuring a youthful athlete throwing discus about 460 450 bc.
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Eirene the daughter of zeus and themis was one of the three horai seasons maidens closely associated with the fertility of the earth and the nurturing of children.
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Therefore the supports had to be added in to stop the sculpture shattering under it s own weight.
The original greek bronze is lost but the work is known through numerous roman copies both full scale ones in marble which was cheaper than bronze such as the first to be recovered the palombara discobolus and smaller scaled versions in bronze.