Dying Gaul, Detail

Creator

• Unknown

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

1st or 2nd century CE replica of an original from 3rd century BCE

Abstract

Detail of head from right front

Keywords

Greek Hellenistic period, Sculpture (Visual works), Statues, Roman copy, Celtic (Culture or style), Gallic

Alt Text

A marble statue depicting a figure with curly hair and a serene expression, partially draped in cloth. The sculpture captures intricate details of the face and upper body against a plain background.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Italy; Rome (Italy); Gardens of Sallust (Rome, Italy)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

This is thought to be a Roman marble copy from the 1st century CE after a lost Greek bronze original, likely commissioned around 230-220 BCE by King Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate a military victory over the Galatians. Discovered in the early 17th century during the excavations at the ancient Gardens of Sallust for the building of the Villa Ludovisi, commissioned by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi on the Pincian Hill. It serves as a prime example of the Hellenistic art style, with preferred emotional intensity, realism, and even heroic suffering. Depicted is a fatally wounded Gallic warrior from a Celtic tribe, seated on his oval shield. He is wearing a Celtic twisted neck ring called a torc. Hair is rendered in a coarse and chunky way, as well as his mustache, matching ancient Greek and Roman depictions of Northern European tribes. There is a gash on his right side, in the center of his torso, with the marble rendered as blood dripping down the body. A curved trumpet and broken sword lie on the ground around him. This object is currently housed at the Capitoline Museum in Rome, Italy.

Identifier

A01-JGC0707

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Dying Gaul, Detail" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 590.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/590