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The Discobolus of Myron, 1908. Creator: Unknown.

The Discobolus of Myron, 1908. 'Le Discobole De Myron'. The Discobolo di Castelporziano, a plaster composite reconstruction after the Lancellotti Discobolus, made by Professor Giulio Emanuele Rizzo in 1907, with elements from various other discus thrower sculptures: the head of the Massimi Discobolus (in the National Roman Museum in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome), the right arm from that in the Casa Buonarotti in Florence, and the feet from the Townley Discobolus in the British Museum in London. The Lancellotti Discobolus, or Discobolus Palombara, discovered in 1781, is a 1st-century Roman copy of Myron's original bronze, made in Greece the 5th century BC. From "La Revue De L'Art - Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XXIV, July-December 1908, [Paris, 1908].

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The Discobolus of Myron, 1908. Creator: Unknown.

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The Discobolus of Myron, 1908. 'Le Discobole De Myron'. The Discobolo di Castelporziano, a plaster composite reconstruction after the Lancellotti Discobolus, made by Professor Giulio Emanuele Rizzo in 1907, with elements from various other discus thrower sculptures: the head of the Massimi Discobolus (in the National Roman Museum in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome), the right arm from that in the Casa Buonarotti in Florence, and the feet from the Townley Discobolus in the British Museum in London. The Lancellotti Discobolus, or Discobolus Palombara, discovered in 1781, is a 1st-century Roman copy of Myron's original bronze, made in Greece the 5th century BC. From "La Revue De L'Art - Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XXIV, July-December 1908, [Paris, 1908]

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4033 x 5455 px | 62.9 MB

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34.1 x 46.2 cm | 13.4 x 18.2 in (300 dpi)

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