7h 5min, apr 11, 101 y BC - 41 Seated Boxer
Description:
100 BCEBronze
Hellenistic Greek
Hellenistic
Lost wax casting, hollow
Would have eye originally.
Growth of expressiveness and pathos.
Emotionally engaging.
Inlaid copper to show wounds.
Body athletic, but face and hands show the defeat along with his posture.
Seated figures were so rare in Greek art. During this period they wanted to move beyond heroic and explore the ideas of emotion.
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Date:
7h 5min, apr 11, 101 y BC
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~ 2128 years ago