Souvenir Du Grand Tour - The Discobolus After The Antique - Small Bronze With Excavation Patina

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Discobolus
Bronze with excavation patina
H. 17 (cm.)

Small bronze version of the marble after Myron, a 2nd-century Roman copy now in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome.

A souvenir of the Grand Tour
Iconography linked to archaeological discoveries was a popular theme for Italian artists in the 19th century. Mostly intended for the English and French, these small bronzes were intended to be taken to neighbouring countries as a souvenir of the trip to Italy. There is a whole production linked to this trip, such as small mosaics, marble busts and so on.

Condition report: very slight wear to the patina.