Praxiteles: Statue 'The Youth of Marathon' (reduction)
€1,480.00
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23905873687
Product information "Praxiteles: Statue 'The Youth of Marathon' (reduction)"
Together with Skopas and Lysipp, the Athenian Praxiteles is considered the most important sculptor of the late classical period. The artist surrounds his statues with a veil of calm contemplation that strangely enraptures the figures, while the viewer is drawn into the sphere of influence of the artwork precisely as a witness to this seclusion. The originals of his works have been lost and would have been irretrievably lost if the ancient Romans had not made replicas of them. But then a unique find shook posterity: Greek fishermen recovered a statue of a youth of unrivalled beauty from the sea near Marathon, which can be attributed without doubt to Praxiteles. Original: National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Praxiteles, Attic, around 330 BC Reduction. Hand-patinated artistic casting with natural stone base. Height incl. plinth 68 cm. Weight approx. 12 kg.
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