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Myron Of Eleutherae
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Works cited
- Visual-arts-cork. "Myron (active 480-440 BCE)." Myron: Ancient Greek Sculptor, Biography. Visual-arts-cork.com, n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2013.
- Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower), Roman copy of an ancient Greek bronze from c. 450 B.C.E.
- Haskell, Francis & Penny, Nicholas, Taste and the Antique: the Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981. Print.
- "TimeRime.com - Jeanny Kunst TimeRime Timeline." TimeRime.com - Jeanny Kunst TimeRime Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2013.
Observation
- Face is relaxed
- No muscle contractions
- Shows complete focus
Background
- Athenian Sculptor
- Born in Eleutherae (border of Boeotia and Attica)
- Lived in Athens
- Studied under Ageladas of Argos. According to Pliny
Structure
WORKS
- Arms and back make intersecting arcs.
- Balanced and dynamic.
- Marble had to have a stand and bronze did not.
-Focused on sculptures of athletes
- also life-like animals
- Most sculptures made of Bronze
- Most famous work- Discobolus
- exists only in copies by other artists
- The original copy has the man looking back not down
Discobolus
- Myron focused on Movement
- captivated the moment during a pause in a discus throw
- focused on instability of the instant motion, + combined it with harmony and balance
- Statue has a single plane
- viewed from the sides only
- From Hellenistic eras and Classical