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.

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Dying Gaul canonical 4
The Dying Gaul 1

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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

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Hellenistic art notableWork Dying Gaul
Capitoline Museums containsWork Dying Gaul
Palazzo Nuovo hasCollection Dying Gaul
Dying Gaul title Dying Gaul self-link
Dying Gaul alsoKnownAs Dying Gaul
this entity surface form: The Dying Gaul