Who sculpted the discus thrower?
Myron
Discobolus/Artists
Discobolos (Discus thrower) The Discobolos was originally sculpted in bronze in about 450 BCE by Myron, but is known today only through marble Roman copies. The copies may or may not have been of the same quality as the original, and Roman artists may have taken some liberties when copying Greek words.
What does the discobolus represent?
This statue has become famous as an emblem of the ancient Greeks. It shows an athlete naked, refined and eternally youthful seemingly captured in the moment before releasing the discus.
What is the idea of Myron The discobolus?
The Discobolus of Myron (“discus thrower”, Greek: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is a Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period at around 460–450 BC. The sculpture depicts a youthful male athlete throwing discus. Myron is often credited with being the first sculptor to master this style.
Who is the artist of the Parthenon?
Ictinus
Callicrates
Parthenon/Architects
Where was the original discobolus found?
The Townley Discobolus, a Graeco-Roman copy of a fifth-century BC bronze statue, was excavated at Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli near Rome in 1791, and purchased by the dealer Thomas Jenkins the following year.
What is the distinctive characteristics of the sculpture?
The two most important elements of sculpture—mass and space—are, of course, separable only in thought. All sculpture is made of a material substance that has mass and exists in three-dimensional space. The mass of sculpture is thus the solid, material, space-occupying bulk that is contained within its surfaces.
What art is the Parthenon?
Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy and Western civilization, and one of the world’s greatest cultural monuments.