Torso of a youth

Classification
sculpture / statue; statue
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
height: 61 cm
Date
Early Roman copy of a 5th century B.C. statue
Period
Early Imperial Period (1st century)
Material
Pentelic marble; marble analysis
Iconography
male figure
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)
Inventory
4720
ID
Hyp-3998
References
Hekler 1929, 20, no. 13

The torso evokes a period in Classical Greek art, the most famous master of which was the young Pheidias (around 460–440 BC). The weight of the body rests on the left leg, making the right hip tilt downwards (contrapposto) while the upper body seems to stand still. The slender body emphasizes the youth of the god or hero depicted.

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the torso was made of Pentelic marble. Click here for the detailed results.

Trails
The polyphony of Roman art
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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.