Charioteer Of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi, or (in ancient Greek , "who holds the reins "), is one of the most celebrated sculptures of ancient Greece and one of the few bronzes that have survived from the era classic. It is preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi and dated by its inscription, between two Panhellenic games, either in 478 or in 474 or between 470 and 467 BC. AD
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Description
This statue of a charioteer , a driver of char size (1.80 m height) was discovered in 1896 at Delphi as the Sacred Way. It was preserved in three pieces, the torso and head (Inv. 3520), the right arm (Inv. 3540) and the rest of the body, waist down (Inv. 3540). The left arm is missing. The charioteer himself was part of a larger set consisting of char, four or maybe six horses and a servant. Fragments of the tank, legs and tails of horses were found near the statue.
The charioteer is standing on his tank. The right hand he holds the reins (which is a restoration), and probably a whip, now lost. As is customary for the chariot race , he wears a tunic length; laces tied under the armpits prevent the coat of swell in the wind. His head is encircled by the banner of victory. The treatment of the charioteer is typical of the first classic, which retains elements of archaic character by facial oval loops and flat hair. The statue is meant to be seen three-quarters: the charioteer turned his head right toward the viewer, the left side of the face is more developed in the interests of optical correction.
Technique
The statue was cast using the technique of hollow casting in lost wax negative on several major parts:
- both arms,
- both feet
- the lower part of the tunica
- the upper part of the tunica
- head Function
The statue was dedicated in the sanctuary of Apollo in 478 or 474 BC. AD by Polyzalos, tyrant of Gela , to celebrate the victory of his chariot race Pythian games were held there every four years in honor of Apollo's chariot races were a test that expensive tyrants of Sicily particularly fond. The base, in limestone , was originally the dedication "
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See also
Related articles
- Other Early Classical Bronze: god Artemision ;
- Another statue of Victory: the Diadumenos of Polykleitos ;
- Greek sculpture.
Bibliography
- John Boardman, Greek Sculpture Classical, Thames & Hudson, et al. "The Universe of Art, London, 1995 (original edition 1985) ( ISBN 978-2-87811-086-9 ), p. 52-53 and 59-60;
- Francis Chamoux , The Charioteer of Delphi, ed. De Boccard, Paris, 1989 (1st edition 1955).
- Dictionary of Ancient Greece, Encyclopaedia Universalis, Paris, 2000 410
- J. Bousquet, Delphi, in K. Papaioannou, J. Bousquet et al., Greek art, coll. "The art and great civilizations, Paris, 1972, p. 507-509
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