cavetocanvas: Dying Gaul (Dying Trumpeter) Marble, c.. 220 BCE. Roman copy of Greek bronze original. Things to think about when studying: What artistic period is this from? Which elements of the sculpture are indicative of that period? This sculpture was super popular - how did people demonstrate how much they liked it? Funny… back in 220 BCE people demonstrated how much they liked art the same way people would today if our culture wasn’t being strangled by bad laws … by copying Many important artistic works have survived through history *only* because they were copied.

cavetocanvas:

Dying Gaul (Dying Trumpeter) Marble, c.. 220 BCE. Roman copy of Greek bronze original.

Things to think about when studying:

  • What artistic period is this from?
  • Which elements of the sculpture are indicative of that period?
  • This sculpture was super popular - how did people demonstrate how much they liked it?

Funny… back in 220 BCE people demonstrated how much they liked art the same way people would today if our culture wasn’t being strangled by bad laws … by copying

Many important artistic works have survived through history *only* because they were copied.

High-res Notes: 312 4/30/12 — 4:55pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xKdnq-t Filed under: #public domain 
 
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    ugh, i love this statue. it makes me want to write (started writing something in response, still currently on my ipod).
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    i will always reblog Dying Gaul
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    Hugely famous. Dying Gaul in LUNA: 26 images.
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    Let me reach back...8 years ago… This...(Greek) Hellenistic...
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    know these things… i’m pretty sure...is helenistic. it’s my favorite
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    i’m having flashbacks...freshman year and writing stylistic analyses.
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    ‘sup Art History followers. C2C...doing an AP art history crash course over
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    Funny… back in...art the same way people would today if our culture wasn’t being strangled...
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    Hellenistic. It’s not idealized. Where’s my A?
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