Search the collections

Marble torso of a youth

Fullscreen

Eros, God of Love

Eros, God of Love
(00:49:32) 820 views

Related Content

Marble torso of the so-called Apollo Lykeios

Marble torso of the so-called Apollo Lykeios

Marble statuette of Aphrodite Anadyomene (rising)

Marble statuette of Aphrodite Anadyomene (rising)

Marble statue of Tyche-Fortuna restored with the portrait head of a woman

Marble statue of Tyche-Fortuna restored with the portrait head of a woman

Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)

Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)

Marble statue of a youthful Hercules

Marble statue of a youthful Hercules

Browse current and upcoming exhibitions and events.

Exhibitions:

Events:

Events:

Marble torso of a youth

Period:
Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine
Date:
ca. A.D. 118–161
Culture:
Roman
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
H. 33 in. (83.8 cm)
Classification:
Stone Sculpture
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number:
17.230.21

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 153

  • Description

    Beginning in the first century B.C., statues were created in a classicizing style that incorporated or combined elements typical of Greek sculpture of the fifth century B.C. The relative stiffness and lack of organic clarity in this torso suggest it may be such a work rather than a true copy of a classical Greek statue. The flat, softly rendered planes and polished surface are often found in statues of the Hadrianic and early Antonine periods.

  • Provenance

    Purchased in Rome and said to have come from a monastery

  • References

    Richter, Gisela M.A. 1921. "Greek and Roman Accessions." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 16(1): p. 11, fig. 3.

    Frel, Jiri. 1973. "The Literate Potter: A Tradition of Incised Signatures on Attic Vases." Metropolitan Museum Journal 7: pp. 127-30, figs. 1-2.

    Coscia, Joseph, Jr. and Elizabeth J. Milleker. 2003. Light on Stone: Greek and Roman Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Photographic Essay. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 97, pls. 19-21.

  • See also
    What
    Where
    When
    In the Museum
    Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
    MetPublications
130011037:1

Close