Figure of the Knight (Mars)
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Basic information
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- Type
- sculpture 3D
- Provenance
- From the facade of the Lanckoronski Palace in Staryi Rozdil
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
The god of war, Mars, is depicted. The sculpture is dated to the 2nd century AD. It is a Roman copy of a Hellenistic sculpture. The masters of this period intricately modelled only the head and face, while the figure is rendered somewhat distantly. A portrait head was incorporated into a ready-made standard figure. The pose, armour, and paludamentum (upper garment) indicate that this work is a statue of an emperor who was identified with the god of war, Mars. The piece originates from Aspendos (Asia Minor).
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
