Jockey of Artemision
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The Jockey of Artemision is a famous Hellenistic bronze statue depicting a young boy riding a racehorse at full gallop, celebrated for its dynamic realism and dramatic movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jockey of Artemision canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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ancient Greek bronze sculpture ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ equestrian statue ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
2nd century BC
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| artForm | freestanding sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
major example of large-scale Hellenistic bronze
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rare surviving ancient bronze equestrian group ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| collection | National Archaeological Museum of Athens ⓘ |
| condition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| creator | unknown Greek sculptor ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greek athletics
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ancient Greek horse racing ⓘ |
| currentStatus | on display ⓘ |
| depicts |
horse at full gallop
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racehorse ⓘ young boy ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | underwater archaeology ⓘ |
| feature |
boy holding reins
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boy leaning forward ⓘ open mouth of horse ⓘ sense of speed and motion ⓘ small boy rider compared to large horse ⓘ tense muscles of horse ⓘ |
| foundIn | shipwreck ⓘ |
| genre | equestrian art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
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Greece ⓘ |
| location | National Archaeological Museum of Athens ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| museumInventory | National Archaeological Museum of Athens collection of bronzes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed anatomical rendering of horse
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dramatic movement ⓘ dynamic realism ⓘ expressive depiction of rider ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
public monument
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votive offering ⓘ |
| period | late Hellenistic ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Euboea
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off Cape Artemision ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
horse racing
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jockey ⓘ |
| technique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| title | Jockey of Artemision self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.