Dying Gaul
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Dying Gaul is an ancient Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a wounded Gallic warrior in his final moments, renowned for its realistic anatomy and poignant expression of human suffering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dying Gaul canonical | 4 |
| The Dying Gaul | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
ⓘ
Roman copy of Greek sculpture ⓘ ancient sculpture ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capitoline Gaul
ⓘ
Dying Galatian ⓘ Dying Gaul ⓘ
surface form:
The Dying Gaul
|
| artPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Hellenistic art
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic realism
|
| associatedEvent | victories of Pergamon over the Galatians ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Attalid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Attalid dynasty of Pergamon
|
| bodyOrientation | supported on one arm ⓘ |
| culture |
Hellenistic art
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Greek art
|
| currentCity | Rome ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Capitoline Museums ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| depicts |
barbarian soldier
ⓘ
dying warrior ⓘ wounded Gallic warrior ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Gardens of Maecenas (Horti Maecenatis)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gardens of Sallust
|
| discoveryCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| discoveryCity | Rome ⓘ |
| emotion |
pain
ⓘ
resignation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neoclassical artists
ⓘ
Romantic artists ⓘ |
| isCopyOf | lost Greek bronze original ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| museumCollection |
Capitoline Museums
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitoline Museums collection
|
| notableFor |
dignified portrayal of enemy
ⓘ
expression of human suffering ⓘ pathos ⓘ realistic anatomy ⓘ |
| originalCulture | Pergamene school ⓘ |
| pose | reclining, semi-recumbent figure ⓘ |
| shows |
Gallic hairstyle
ⓘ
bleeding wound ⓘ fallen shield ⓘ moustache ⓘ torque around neck ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| studiedBy | art historians ⓘ |
| subjectEthnicity | Gaul ⓘ |
| subjectRole | warrior ⓘ |
| theme |
heroic suffering
ⓘ
mortality ⓘ nobility in defeat ⓘ |
| title | Dying Gaul self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Dying Gaul