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| Keywords: Roman - Torso of the Diadoumenos - Walters 23224.jpg This powerful torso was part of a copy of the Diadoumenos a Greek statue by the famous master sculptor Polykleitos that has not survived The original depicted a youthful nude athlete with both arms raised to tie a ribbon the prize of athletic victory around his head The statue was much admired for the skillful representation of the musculature of the chest and the naturalistic and supple pose Original ca 430 BC; Roman copy 1st century BC-AD 4th century Classical-Roman marble cm 92 4 49 8 34 6 accession number 23 224 16642 Villa Borghese Stefano Bardini Florence before 1898 mode of acquisition unknown Bardini Sale American Art Association New York April 1918 no 427 William Boyce Thompson Yonkers 1918 by purchase Elizabeth Seton College Yonkers 1945 by bequest Mr and Mrs James E LePere New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum 1968 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1968 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 A Renaissance Puzzle Heemskerck's Abduction of Helen The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1993 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Diadumenos Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review Torsos in art | ||||
