10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCOBOLOS»
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discobolos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
discobolos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rituals of a Nation's Identity: Archaeology and Genealogy in ...
In antiquity Laurentum was home to villas belonging to the Roman elite (Pliny
made his famous by describing it in a letter to Gallus, 2.17), and among the
objects recovered at Castel Porziano was a fragmentary discobolos (discus
thrower).27 ...
Patricia Ann Gilson, 2008
2
Cengage Advantage Books: The Power of Art
Still, this is perfectly appropriate, because these copies, not the Greek originals,
had a profound effect on the artists of the Renaissance and laterWestern art.
Discobolos, or DiscusThrower (12-16), is a Roman copy in marble of a famous
Greek ...
Richard Lewis, Susan Lewis, 2008
3
A history of ancient sculpture
Besides this Massimi Discobolos, there are several others, indicating the
celebrity of Myron's great original. Among these, a copy in the Vatican (Sa/a delta
Biga) is a free but admirable one. The head and left fore-arm were restored by ...
Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell, 1905
4
Essays on the Art of Pheidias
Myron's Discobolos (Fig. 2) is in many ways an admirable work of sculpture ; and
yet there will always be some features that disturb the spectator and do not admit
of that complete harmonious and restful impression which is ever the outcome ...
Sir Charles Waldstein, 1885
5
Culture and Values: A Survey of the Western Humanities
The bronze original of the Discobolos (Discus Thrower) (Fig. 3.12) is also lost—
the work only survives in a marble replica—although we know the sculptor's
name: Myron. He was considered one of the foremost masters of sculpture in the
early ...
Lawrence Cunningham, John Reich, Lois Fichner-Rathus, 2014
6
The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture: Greek Sculpture and ...
AncienT SculpTure And Modern poliTicS Adolf Hitler's campaign to acquire the
prime version of the Discobolos was at first resisted by the Italian authorities;
finally, though, German persistence won out, and in 1938 the sculpture was
installed ...
Elizabeth Prettejohn, 2012
MYRUN, Discobolos, Roman marble copy of a bronze PULYKLEITUS,
Daryphorus. Roman marble copy original of c, 450 BEE, life—size, Museo
Nazionale, of a bronze original of 450—440 BEE, S' S" high. Naples, Italy. Museo
Nazionale ...
Richard Lewis, Susan Lewis, 2013
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Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities
The bronze original of the Discobolos (Discus Thrower) (Fig. 3.12) is also lost—
the work only survives in a marble replica—although we know the sculptor's
name: Myron. He was considered one of the foremost masters of sculpture in the
early ...
Lawrence Cunningham, John Reich, Lois Fichner-Rathus, 2013
9
Potter and patron in classical Athens
ARV2 21/4, pelike; 27/9, pelike, A. with discobolos, B. acontists; 50/198, cup, B.
discobolos; 200, B. athlete; 54/7, psykter from Cam- pagnano, with acontist,
discobolos, boy victor being given tainiai; 54, cups, 84 from Vulci, 98 from Chiusi,
...
Thomas Bertram Lonsdale Webster, 1972
10
Greek vases in the National Museum of Natural History, ...
Of the three nude athletes before him, the first is a discobolos facing right. He
raises the discus with both hands level with his head, possibly, either to gauge
the distance he intends to throw or to pass it quickly from the left to the right hand
...
Shirley Jean Schwarz, 1996
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCOBOLOS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
discobolos is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: Defining Beauty – The Body In Ancient Greek Art
... the beautiful river god from the west pediment of the Parthenon, Myron by a Roman copy of his Discobolos, or discus thrower, and Polykleitos ... «Scotsman, May 15»
The body beautiful in ancient Greece
... to face me – a Roman copy of a statue by the great Phidias, the infamous marble Discobolos of Myron, and the Doryphoros of Polykleitos. «Oxford Student, Apr 15»
Life on Mars: 55th Carnegie International
... of St.-Gilles-du-Gard, as well as classical sculpture's greatest hits: the Discobolos, the Nike of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo among others. «Brooklyn Rail, Sep 08»
Jana Kratochvílová - Dlouhá bílá žhoucí kometa
1979 - s kapelou Motor - Letná farebná estráda. Music. "Dlouhá, bílá, žhoucí kometa... (feat. Jana Kratochvílová)" by Discobolos (Google Play ... «YouTube, Jul 08»
