| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Place of production | Formerei der königlichen Museen zu Berlin |
| Date | 1907 (plaster cast), first third of the 1st century BC, after the bronze statue (450-440 BC) of Polykleitos (original) |
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 134 x 97 x 20 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.388 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Heroes, Gods: The Classical Greek Ideal of the Young Male Figure, Gallery III |
The torso follows the most famous bronze statue of Polykleitos. The Doryphoros depicted a youth with a spear (dory), perhaps Achilles, the greatest hero in Greek mythology. According to ancient sources, the artist considered this piece as the perfect representation of the young male body. The original sculpture did not survive, but we know more than fifty ancient artworks, mostly from the Roman period, which are adaptations of the Spear Bearer. This torso was found in Rome, on the Palatine Hill, where the first imperial palaces were built. The bronze-coloured paint of the cast evokes the material of the original statue.
Süvegh, Eszter, Katalógus. Kiemelt művek a Szépművészeti Múzeum antik, középkori és reneszánsz gipszmásolat-gyűjteményéből,: In: Szőcs M. (szerk.): Egy gyűjtemény újjászületése: a Szépművészeti Múzeum gipsz szobormásolatai a megújult komáromi Csillagerődben., Budapest, p. 222-223, no. no. 5.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 127.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
