Title: The Praying Boy, Bronze Male Nude By Artist Lysippus
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Item Date: The Praying Boy, Bronz
Item ID: 870
Black bronze statuette male nude on a marble stand. This is a bronze from the great artist Lysippus: Selected Work of the Collection of Classical Antiquities. About 300 BC. Berlin Antiquities Collection, Altes Museum. Created in 300 BC in the school of Lysipus this bronze found in Rhodes and eventually abducted to Paris by Napoleon -- it is a major piece in the Altes Museum since 1830. Created around 300 BC in the artistic tradition of the Greek sculptor Lysipp, the Praying Boy has been one of the most famous ancient sculptures ever since its rediscovery on the Island of Rhodes. Documented in Venice in the 16th century, and again at the court of Louis XIV, and finally acquired by Friedrich II in 1747 and displayed in Sanssouci Palace, where today a reproduction shows just where it stood, but then abducted to Paris by Napoleon in 1807, the bronze statue arrived at the newly opened Altes Museum in 1830, where today it once again forms the centre of attention in the line of sight of the rotunda. The arms of the statue were added at a later date to make it look like a praying boy - originally the boy was probably holding some sacrificial vessel and not really holding out his arms in prayer. It was found in Greek island Rhodes in 14th century and then brought to Venice. --> ** It was told that this bronze statuette - Black Male Nude on a Marble Stand. Found in Pompeii Roman male nude black bronze statuette on a marble stand. Cast some time made in the late 18th Century this was made just like the original and handcrafted to the highest standard. Very rare to find a bronze this large and one is unlikely to encounter a object like this outside a museum. This bronze was carefully selected and hand picked from thousands of art pieces.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. It, along with Herculaneum were destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD. The volcano buried Pompeii under many meters of ash, and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy.
