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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Unknown Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Roman Creator Role: Artist Creator Name-CRT: Artist unknown Title: Torso View: front Creation Start Date: 100 Creation End Date: 199 Creation Date: 2nd century Object Type: Sculpture Materials and Techniques: marble Dimensions: H.34-3/4 x W.25 x D.14-1/2 in. AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ID Number: 57.40 Credit Line: Gift of the Sweatt Foundation In Memory of William R. Sweatt II and Lucien S. Strong, Jr. Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html Context: This torso, like the MIA's Doryphoros, is a marble copy of a Greek work that was made in bronze. Because of the strength of bronze, hollow cast bronze statues were able to show greater freedom of movement. When reproducing these Greek originals, the Romans preferred to use marble. With marble the sculptors needed to plan for supports at points where the stone was weaker than bronze and would be likely to break. Roman copies were considered works of art in their own right. The Romans were not concerned with the modern idea that a work of art must be the handiwork of an individual genius. It was more important to them that the copies convey, in Roman terms, the qualities admired in the originals. A distinguishing feature of the Torso is the pose that depicts a weight shift. If the figure had all its limbs the weight of the body would be carried on one leg. This weight shift creates a slight S-shaped curve between the shoulders and the hips, which can also be seen in the Doryphoros. from Ancient Art of the Mediterranean, an MIA-produced Interactive Multimedia Program for the Ancient Art Gallery AMICA ID: MIA_.57.40 Component Measured: height only Measurement Unit: in AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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