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Myron
Myron (fl.c.480-440 B.C.), Greek sculptor, an older contemporary of the sculptors Phidias, and Polyclitus, considered by the ancients as one of the most versatile and innovative of all Attic sculptors.
Born in Eleutherae, he lived most of his life in Athens and is repeatedly called an Athenian by the 2nd-century-A.D. traveler Pausanias. The 1st-century writer Pliny cites Myron as the first to achieve lifelike representation in Art.
Working almost exclusively in bronze, he is best known for his many studies of athletes in action. Of his many works, only two representations survive: the group of Athena and Marsyas, originally standing on the Acropolis of Athens, and the "Discobolos" (Discus Thrower), both are marble copies made in Roman times.
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fl. fifth century B.C.
Athenian sculptor who supervised work on the Parthenon. His statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Some Greek statues of athletes include
- Myron's Discobolos (Discus Thrower)
- Lyssipus' Apoxyomenos (Scraper)
- Polykleitos' Diadoumenos (Ribbon Tier)
The famous discus thrower statue which is actually called Discobolos by Myron
The name of the famous statue of a Greek athlete is "Discobolos" which translates to The Discus Thrower. The original one, which was made of brass, is gone but reproductions have been made.
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athletes would be naked.
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One is Myron the sculptor of the famous Discobolus.
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athletes would be naked.
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Who were the most well known ancient Greece artists?
One is Myron the sculptor of the famous Discobolus.
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What was Myron of Eleutherae know for?
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What did donatello paint?
Bronze David, The Crucifix for Santa Crocee, the Pazzi Madonna. He was the first great Italian artist to be born.
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