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Diskobolos. Roman Copy

ArtistMyron of Thebes
Artist Info.Greece 5th c. BC
ViewTotal from the front
Date460-450 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Classical Period
Materialmarble
Dimensionslifesize
CollectionItaly, Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano
Saskia No.Jgc-0834
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 37
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 55
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 34
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 13, plate 8