Torso of an Athlete of the 'Westmacott Ephebe' Type
Torso of an Athlete of the 'Westmacott Ephebe' Type
3D
Published 2018-02-20T15:24:25+00:00
Acquired around 1830 in Rome by C. K. J. Bunsen
Marble, Roman, after original around 420 BC
The torso depicts a naked, athletic young man in the classical contrapposto scheme, with left, weight-bearing or engaged leg and right free leg. The head was turned to the right, the right arm raised. The lost Greek original is thought to be a late work by Polykleitos of Argos or his school and is named after the best copy in the British Museum.
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| Date published | 20/02/2018 |
| Title | Torso of an Athlete of the 'Westmacott Ephebe' Type |
| Accession | Sk 541 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Altes Museum |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
