Marble Torso Of A Boy

The small scale and violent action of this figure suggest it may represent one of niobe s children who were killed after niobe boasted she was superior to leto mother of apollo and artemis because she had more offspring.
Marble torso of a boy. 53 3 x 28 9 x 17 1 cm accession. The relative stiffness and lack of organic clarity in this torso suggest. 1st or 2nd century a d. With rounded thighs and stomach the waist twisted to the left and the right hip thrust out both legs slightly bent at the knees the proper lower left leg crossing in front of the right 16 in.
Marble torso of a boy 1st or 2nd century a d. Kenneth clark called it the first beautiful nude in art it is possible even likely that earlier bronze statues had used the technique but if they did they. Here the pose has beenreversed perhaps because the work was to be shown in a decorative setting as a mirror. Narcissus was one of the most popular greek statues to copy in the roman period and the pose has been flipped round in this statue.
Over forty examples are known today. Marble torso of a boy from the roman imperial period and based on a greek bronze statue. Sculptural groups depicting the boys and girls vainly trying to escape the deadly arrows of apollo and artemis were popular throughout antiquity download free and paid. Although the influence of many nations can be discerned in particular elements of these figures the first appearance of such monumental stone figures seems to coincide with the reopening of greek trade with egypt c.
Visited pollok park today with four story and the hg. Marble torso of a boy date. Kouros archaic greek statue representing a young standing male. Download image of marble torso of a boy.
The marble kritios boy or kritian boy belongs to the early classical period of ancient greek sculpture it is the first statue from classical antiquity known to use contrapposto. The small scale and violent action of this figure suggest it may represent one of niobe s children who were killed after niobe boasted she was superior to leto mother of apollo and artemis because she had more offspring. 21 x 11 3 8 x 6 3 4 in. Copy of a greek statue of ca.
Also visited the burrell collection i particularly love the architecture and the fact that it seems to bring the woodland of the park into the building. Had coffee in pollok house always a good plan. Marble torso of a boy roman 1st century ad. A roman marble torso of a young boy circa 1st 2nd century a d.
Variant of a greek bronze statue of the late 5th century b c the so called narcissus was one of the most popular greek statues copied in the roman period. Marble torso of a youth ca.