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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Discobolus (Discus Thrower)
Work_PrefTitle
Discobolus (Discus Thrower)
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Discobolus Palombara
Work_AltTitle
Discobolus Palombara
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, upper body from rear, showing tree trunk support for the figure
Image_Title
Detail, upper body from rear, showing tree trunk support for the figure
Image View
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Creator:
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after Myron (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 450 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Agent_Display
after Myron (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 450 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 126371
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 126371
Location
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
Work_LocationNotes
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.901359 12.498249
GPS
41.901359 12.498249
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Date:
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Greek original, ca. 450 BCE (creation); Roman copy, ca. 1st century CE (other)
Work_DateDisplay
Greek original, ca. 450 BCE (creation); Roman copy, ca. 1st century CE (other)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Classical; Greco-Roman
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Classical; Greco-Roman
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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parian marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
parian marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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124 cm (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
124 cm (height)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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human figure; athletes; athletics; Antonine
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
human figure; athletes; athletics; Antonine
Subjects
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Description:
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The Discobolus of Myron is a Greek sculpture completed toward the end of the Severe period, circa 460-450 BCE. The original Greek bronze is lost but the work is known through numerous Roman copies. This is the Discobolus Palombara (or Lancellotti), the first Roman copy to be found, in 1781. It is a 1st century CE copy of Myron's original bronze. Following its discovery at a Roman property of the Massimo family, the Villa Palombara on the Esquiline Hill, the Italian archaeologist Giovanni Battista Visconti identified the sculpture as a copy from the original of Myron. It was instantly famous, though the Massimo jealously guarded access to it, first at their Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne and then at Palazzo Lancellotti. It was purchased by Adolf Hitler in 1938 and returned in 1948 where it is once again at the Palazzo Massimo. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Discobolus of Myron is a Greek sculpture completed toward the end of the Severe period, circa 460-450 BCE. The original Greek bronze is lost but the work is known through numerous Roman copies. This is the Discobolus Palombara (or Lancellotti), the first Roman copy to be found, in 1781. It is a 1st century CE copy of Myron's original bronze. Following its discovery at a Roman property of the Massimo family, the Villa Palombara on the Esquiline Hill, the Italian archaeologist Giovanni Battista Visconti identified the sculpture as a copy from the original of Myron. It was instantly famous, though the Massimo jealously guarded access to it, first at their Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne and then at Palazzo Lancellotti. It was purchased by Adolf Hitler in 1938 and returned in 1948 where it is once again at the Palazzo Massimo. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-PM-DT-A20
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-PM-DT-A20
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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