The Getty Bronze: Issue 9, Part 1

Released
from his prison of incrustation, having rested on the ocean floor for thousands
of years, the bronze statue of an athlete stands in a quietly arrogant pose,
having just placed an olive crown—the symbol of victory in the Olympic Games—on
his head. In this monograph devoted to the Getty Bronze, Dr. Frel analyzes the
technique and style that point to its attribution to the great fourth-century Greek
sculptor Lysippos. The conservation of the bronze, its possible identity as a
Hellenistic prince, and its place in Lysippos’s oeuvre are discussed.