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Dying Gaul (or Galatian) from Pergamum. Roman Copy

ViewTotal from front center
LocationGreece
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Hellenistic Period
Materialmarble, after bronze original
Dimensionslife size
CollectionItaly, Rome, Capitoline Museum
Saskia No.Jgc-0705
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 81
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 100
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 5, plate 71
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 13, plate 15
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 75