Dying Gaul, Roman copy of Hellenistic original (now lost)Capitoline Museum, Rome
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Moving back to the opposite side of Marcel Duchamp, Dying Gaul is an icon of classical sculpture. Probably commissioned to celebrate Attalid victories over the Galatians, Gaul is the most famous part of a sculpture set of dying soldiers. This one was singled out from the rest of the set and celebrated for its depiction of a noble death and the expressive form.
Dying Gaul was copied many times from the ancient era up until relatively modern times. This copy was found in Rome sometime in the early 17th century, the piece entered the Pope's collection in 1737. There is a copy in the Courtald Institute that used to belong to the Royal Academy that was used for teaching purposes - making the students make copies of classical art as something to emulate.
The naturalism of the pose means that sometimes you (okay, I) see it at strange places in time. For example, Sir Niko of Kranjcar is doing a pretty good impersonation of the sculpture here.
Arm on the wrong side of your leg, Niko!
(Russian Look)
Dying Gaul was copied many times from the ancient era up until relatively modern times. This copy was found in Rome sometime in the early 17th century, the piece entered the Pope's collection in 1737. There is a copy in the Courtald Institute that used to belong to the Royal Academy that was used for teaching purposes - making the students make copies of classical art as something to emulate.
The naturalism of the pose means that sometimes you (okay, I) see it at strange places in time. For example, Sir Niko of Kranjcar is doing a pretty good impersonation of the sculpture here.
Arm on the wrong side of your leg, Niko!(Russian Look)
4 comments:
Oh Niko <3.
Lol how long did it take you to find a pic of someone doing the pose??
Not long at all!
In fact, I saw Niko and thought of the sculpture!
Oh Niko <3.
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