Monday, August 07, 2006  A Strong Enemy  Dying Gaul, Roman Copy
from Greek Bronze, 230-220 BC, Capitoline Museum, Rome.  The
work was commissioned for the Altar at Pergamon and was
commissioned by Attolos I in honor of the Roman victory over the
Gauls. The enemy was depicted in a noble manner so it could be
shown that they had defeated worthy adversaries.   Bobo said...
I have actually stood before this statue many, many times. The
photo is fantastic but it does not justice to how beautiful this
statue really is. My mother often referred to me as they dying
Gaul when I would lounge around the house doing nothing all
Anonymous said...  I think you meant adversaries, rather than
advisories. And its "altar" not "alter." Sorry to nitpick, but
things like this bug me when they're perpetrated by educated
people.  Martha said...  I did. I apologize for my mistakes.
Anonymous said...  This work of art has it all - depth of
emotion, humanity, it makes one contemplate life and the history
of mankind. The artist was