Description of the Diskobolos
- Date: May 06, 2005
- Level: College, Undergraduate
- Grade: B+
- Length: 2 pages (482 words)
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When sculpted in 450 B.C.E., the Diskobolos was originally crafted in bronze. The sculptor, Myron, used a technique called hollow-casting which was common for Greek sculptors of the Archaic period. The title of the sculpture, Diskobolos, means "disk thrower" in Greek. This sculpture has been reproduced thousands of times, including many marble copies made by the Romans, and plaster casts like the one in our library.
The Diskobolos is a very detailed sculpture. The musculature of it shows the athletic ability of Greek athletes. The athlete is sculpted in the nude like many of the other Greek sculptures. The sculpture is attempting to capture the ...
... but in ancient Greece the athletes received crowns of olives. The athletes were written about and sculpted into history by the artists and writers of the time. The athletes were very important in the publics view
The Diskobolos was crafted during the later half of the classical period. During that time, Greek art had three major concepts during that time period: humanism, rationalism, and idealism. The Diskobolos was crafted out of the idealist concept. Idealism focused on what was real and natural about the human body. The Diskobolos embodies this concept of idealism, showing the natural beauty of the human body in action while not
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