Boy with Thorn
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Boy with Thorn is an ancient Hellenistic bronze sculpture depicting a seated youth removing a thorn from his foot, celebrated for its naturalistic detail and expressive simplicity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boy with Thorn canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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ancient sculpture ⓘ bronze sculpture ⓘ classical artwork ⓘ |
| action | removing a thorn from his foot ⓘ |
| aestheticQuality | balance of simplicity and realism ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical work in Western sculpture
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important example of Hellenistic naturalism ⓘ |
| artMovement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| artStyle | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| category | ancient Greek and Roman sculpture ⓘ |
| culture | Greco-Roman ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
informal pose
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introspective expression ⓘ |
| depicts | seated youth removing a thorn from his foot ⓘ |
| detailFeature |
carefully rendered anatomy
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detailed hands and feet ⓘ realistic facial features ⓘ |
| emotion |
concentration
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quiet introspection ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasReproductions |
multiple Roman copies
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numerous later replicas ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Boy with Thorn
self-link
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Fedele ⓘ Il Fedele ⓘ Lo Spinario ⓘ Spinario ⓘ |
| iconography | boy concentrating on removing a thorn ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance artists
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later European sculpture ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | contrapposto-influenced seated posture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive simplicity
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naturalistic detail ⓘ realistic depiction of a child ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| pose | seated ⓘ |
| representation | non-heroic figure ⓘ |
| scale | approximately life-size ⓘ |
| subject | boy ⓘ |
| subjectAge | youth ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | minor everyday incident ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday life
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human vulnerability ⓘ youth ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.