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The Discus Thrower, 460-450 B.C.
Copy from the original of Myron Panathenaic amphora, ca. 530 B.C
Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter
Terracotta; H. 24 1/2 in.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/04/eusb/hob_14.130.12
A discus thrower is depicted about to release his throw. The moment captured in the statue is known as rhythmos, harmony and balance. Myron is often credited as being the first sculpture to master this style. The other trademark of Myron depicted in this sculpture is how well the body is proportioned, symmetria.
The original Greek sculpture in bronze has been lost. The only remaining sculpture is a Roman copy in marble, now in the Museo Nazionale Romanoin Rome. This sculpture stands 1.55m, and was found in 1781 at the Esquiline Hill in Rome. The Italian archeologist Carlo Fea identified the sculpture as a copy from the original of Myron. Another copy found in Rome was bought by by Charles Towneley and is now in the British Museum, London - the head was wrongly restored, but Townley was convinced his was the original and better copy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discobolus
http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Parthenon.html
The Discus Thrower, 460-450 B.C.
Copy from the original of Myron
A discus thrower is depicted about to release his throw. The moment captured in the statue is known as rhythmos, harmony and balance. Myron is often credited as being the first sculpture to master this style. The other trademark of Myron depicted in this sculpture is how well the body is proportioned, symmetria.
The original Greek sculpture in bronze has been lost. The only remaining sculpture is a Roman copy in marble, now in the Museo Nazionale Romanoin Rome. This sculpture stands 1.55m, and was found in 1781 at the Esquiline Hill in Rome. The Italian archeologist Carlo Fea identified the sculpture as a copy from the original of Myron. Another copy found in Rome was bought by by Charles Towneley and is now in the British Museum, London - the head was wrongly restored, but Townley was convinced his was the original and better copy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discobolus
1000
B.C. - 1 A.D.
Classical
Characteristics
Emphasis on Balance and Proportion
Idealization of the Human Form
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