Sujet

Statuette of a Beggar, 100-50 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Statuette of a Beggar, 100-50 BC. This bronze reflects an exotic, urban setting, such as Alexandria, one of the most cosmopolitan of all classical cities and rich in cultural. It was the home of a great library and famous philosophers. Greeks, Jews, Egyptians, Africans, and Romans lived, studied, and traded there. The little goatee and curly sideburns mark this figure as a mature man rather than the child he at first seems to be. The black patina was purposely induced in antiquity by exposing the bronze to sulphide fumes. The colour of the patina was heightened by inlays in contrasting silver and copper for the eyes and lips. Deformities?in this case, scoliosis of the spine?fascinated some Greek artists.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19G07_479

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,5Mo (2,7Mo) / 29,8cm x 45,8cm / 3517 x 5412 (300dpi)

Mots clés

sculpture bronze La Grèce sculpture Unknown The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art Greco-Roman Period solid cast bronze solid cast with silver and copper inlays with silver and copper inlays late Ptolemaic Dynasty