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The Discobolus by Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is an ancient Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period in around 460–450 BC that depicts an ancient Greek athlete throwing a discus.
Apr 28, 2022 · Myron’s Discobolus (460–450 BC) was a bronze sculpture of the Classical period in Greek art that portrayed a discus thrower. Myron’s original disc thrower statue has been lost to time, but the piece is recognized through multiple Roman reproductions, both full-scale marble replicas (which were less expensive than bronze) and ...
Myron was a Greek sculptor, an older contemporary of the sculptors Phidias and Polyclitus, considered by the ancients as one of the most versatile and innovative of all Attic sculptors. Myron was born in Eleutherae, a small town on the border between Attica and Bocotia, and lived most of his life.
Apr 12, 2016 · Discobolus of Myron. The Discobolusor “discus thrower” is one of the most iconic artworks of classical antiquity. Originally sculpted in bronze by an Athenian man called Myron (born in the fortress-city of Eleutherae in the 5th century BC), the statue has gained fame largely through its many bronze and marble copies made by the Romans.
Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower) by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Coiled with athletic energy, balance, and the promise of movement, see the potential of an idealized human body.
Greek sculpture. In Western sculpture: Early Classical (c. 500–450 bce) …most famous work is the Discobolos (“Discus Thrower”), of which a Roman copy survives. Another of Myron’s works surviving in copy is a sculpture of Athena with the satyr Marsyas.
We know the Discobolus of the Greek sculptor Myron only by its copies, principally in marble. This famous statue, originally in bronze, depicts a discus thrower in action. It is rooted in the ‘Severe style’, characterised in 460–450 BC by great sobriety, an anatomically detailed representation of human bodies, and impassive expressions ...
