The Dying Gaul Up Close
by Cora Wandel
Title
The Dying Gaul Up Close
Artist
Cora Wandel
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Photograph
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This marble sculpture was unearthed in Rome during the construction of a villa around 1621, and quickly became famous throughout the world as "The Dying Gaul". It depicts a warrior who has been wounded, and a cut and dripping blood is visible below his chest. His downward head in addition to the wound are signs that death is imminent. This depiction of a dying warrior was a popular theme in sculptures in the second and third centuries A.D. It is not known when "The Dying Gaul" was made, but because it was unearthed in an excavation around 1621, the sculpture is believed to have been at least two hundred years old at the time of its discovery, and created no later than the year 1400. In late 2013, "The Dying Gaul" left Europe for the first time, and is currently on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., through March 16, 2014. If you enjoy photographing great works of art, "The Dying Gaul" is a masterpiece that deserves your camera's utmost attention.
This is an "up close" photograph of the dying Gaul's upper body, and a photograph of the full sculpture with the warrior's long, muscular legs, and the arm he is supporting himself with, precedes this image in my gallery and can be accessed by clicking on the above "PREV" (for "Previous").
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February 5th, 2014
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