| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Place of production | Rome, Michele Gherardi |
| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), 100-50 BC (original statue), ca. 30 BC (original portrait) |
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 170 x 100 x 140 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.197 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Portraits of Great Men, Gallery X |
Menandros (ca. 342—290 BC) was the most popular Greek comic playwright in antiquity. In the early 3rd century BC his seated statue was erected beside those of the greatest poets in the Athenian theatre. The seated type became the most frequent in the representation of poets. This statue of an unknown poet was made in the first half of the first century BC, but the head was reworked later, at around 30 BC. The face is beardless, which makes it different from the usual representation of men of intellect. The scroll in his hand, a reference to his works, is modern.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 303.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
