Charioteer of Delphi, Delphi Museum
Poseidon, National Museum Athens
Two Greek bronze warriors found off the coast of Riace, Italy,
now in
the National Museum in Reggio di Calabria
Said to be from the famous sculptor Praxiteles, Youth of
Marathon, National
Museum Athens
Young athelete, National Museum, Athens, Greece
Hellenistic King/Prince (?), National Museum, Athens, Greece
Bearded Man, National Museum, Atherns, Greece
Smaller bronzes, still exquisite in style
Disc thrower
Hercules in bronze
Victorious Youth, currently in the Getty Villa, Malibu,
California,
requested by Italy to be returned
Athlete found off the shore of Croatia, National Museum
Zagreb, Croatia
Bronzes found off shore in the Sea.
Often they were war booty of the Romans that got lost in
storms or other
shipping accidents when on the way to Rome to deocrate the homes of the
Roman nobility, or even the emperor.
The removal of encrustations and conservation of these bronzes is a
major challenge, however the resulting surfaces are often stunning and
very beautiful.
Considering that most large bronzes were melted down for the
value of
their raw material bronze, we must consider ourseleves very lucky for
any
such marine finds.
Images National
Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Hellenistic Prince, Therme di Diocletiano, Rome (Now Palazzo
Massimo
National Museum, ground floor)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Boxer, Palazzo Massimo, Rome
Equestrian Statue, National Museum, Athens, Greece
Berlin, Antikenmuseum
Glyptothek, Munich, Germany
Louvre, Paris
Roman Bronze, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bronze Equestrian Statue of Augustus, National Museum Athens,
Greece
Julio-Claudian (?) Boy in bronze, Metropolitan Museum, New
York
Julio-Claudian bronze head, Metropolitan Museum, New
York (Germanicus
?)
Hadrian, Louvre Museum Paris
Marcus Aurelius Equestrian Statue, Roma Capitoline Museums
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