19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Discus Thrower"

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19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Discus Thrower"

About the Item

Antique bronze sculpture, "The Discus Thrower". Mounted on marble plinth. Grand Tour after the antique Discobolus. The Discobolus of Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: ??s??ß?´???, Diskobo´los) is a Greek sculpture that was completed toward the end of the Severe period, circa 460–450 BC. 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,[1] such as the first to be recovered, the Palombara Discobolus, and smaller scaled versions in bronze. A discus thrower is depicted about to release his throw: "by sheer intelligence", Kenneth Clark observed in The Nude, "Myron has created the enduring pattern of athletic energy. He has taken a moment of action so transitory that students of athletics still debate if it is feasible, and he has given it the completeness of a cameo."[2] The moment thus captured in the statue is an example of rhythmos, harmony and balance. Myron is often credited with being the first sculptor to master this style. Naturally, as always in Greek athletics, the Discobolus is completely nude. His pose is said to be unnatural to a human, and today considered a rather inefficient way to throw the discus.[3] Also there is very little emotion shown in the discus thrower's face, and "to a modern eye, it may seem that Myron's desire for perfection has made him suppress too rigorously the sense of strain in the individual muscles,"[2] Clark observes. The other trademark of Myron embodied in this sculpture is how well the body is proportioned, the symmetria. The potential energy expressed in this sculpture's tightly wound pose, expressing the moment of stasis just before the release, is an example of the advancement of classical sculpture from Archaic. The torso shows no muscular strain, however, even though the limbs are out flung.

Dimensions:
Height: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
Style:
Grand Tour (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Metal,Patinated
Place of Origin:
Europe
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
19th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Rochester, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: nude male greco roman classical neoclassical1stDibs: LU1585211756821