Statue (reproduction)

Museum number:
21-260
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.193
Description:
Statue of Demosthenes. This is probably a copy of a bronze by Polyeuctos, dedicated in 280 B.C., 42 years after the orator’s death. in the bronze original the orator was represented standing with folded hands and mourning the overthrow of liberty. the later artist emphasized Demosthenes’ literary eminence rather than his political struggle. From a marble in the Vatican, Rome. restored: lower half of forearms, scroll, most of plinth. cf. Helbig no. 30.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Vatican City, Rome, Lazio
Maker or artist:
unknown
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Statues
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Casts and molds
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Statue (reproduction), accession number 21-260, described as Statue of Demosthenes. This is probably a copy of a bronze by Polyeuctos, dedicated in 280 B.C., 42 years after the orator’s death. in the bronze original the orator was represented standing with folded hands and mourning the overthrow of liberty. the later artist emphasized Demosthenes’ literary eminence rather than his political struggle. From a marble in the Vatican, Rome. restored: lower half of forearms, scroll, most of plinth. cf. Helbig no. 30.

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