 Winckelmann made it better known by praising it in his "History of Ancient Art", calling it "the glory and crown of art in this age as well as in others" and "so immaculate that it appears to have come fresh out of the hands of the artist".This was since, though Roman in date, it echoed the 5th century BC Greek style which Winckelmann preferred over Roman art.In 1807 it was bought with a large part of the Borghese collections for Napoleon.