The Dying Gaul
Dublin Core
Title
The Dying Gaul
Creator
Date
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Description
After an Ancient Roman marble copy of a lost Greek statue in bronze thought to have been commissioned sometime between 230 and 220 BC by King Attalus I of Pergamon. It portrays a Gallic warrior in his last moments, as he struggles from a fatal wound, his face contorted in pain. Modelled as a naked man with a Celtic torc around his neck, on the ground atop his shield, wounded and supporting himself with one arm, the other resting weakly on his bent leg. The hand on the ground is next to a broken sword and his head is bent downwards. He is bleeding from a chest wound on the left side of the rib cage.
Source
RDS Treasures Collection
Rights
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Relation
RDS Library & Archives
Format
Sculpture
Coverage
19th century
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Marble
Physical Dimensions
103 x 64 cm
Collection:
RDS Art Collection
Tags
Citation
Unknown Artist, “The Dying Gaul,” RDS, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/4081.
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