Minotaur Torso at the Louvre, Paris, France
Minotaur Torso at the Louvre, Paris, France
Published 2015-04-17T17:27:22+00:00
The successor to the Archaic kouros, this torso is a powerful illustration of the progress made in the representation of the male nude in the Early Classical period. The precise anatomical detail shows signs of the full statue's contrapposto stance. Broken in antiquity, the piece was repaired in the second century BC and used to decorate a Roman theater at Miletus, where it was discovered.
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Date published | 17/04/2015 |
Title | Minotaur Torso |
Place | The Louvre |