Seated Boxer (feb 21, 100 BC – feb 16, 18527)
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.
Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 21, 100 BC
feb 16, 18527
~ 18639 years