Caption

Roma - Vaticano - Discus Thrower, marble statue, Sculpture of a discus thrower in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City, photograph, Part of Photo album with photographs of sights and artworks in Italy., number: '4067', photographer: Edizioni Brogi, Vatican Museums, c. 1875 - in or before 1907, Vatican City, paper, gelatin silver print, height 250 mm x width 198 mm, sculpture, discus-throwing, A light-colored marble statue of a nude male athlete is shown against a dark background, captured in a dynamic throwing pose with one arm extended backward holding a circular disc and the other arm reaching down toward a bent leg, the head turned downward and to the side with stylized curly hair and a focused facial expression, the muscular torso and limbs sculpted with visible anatomical detail, one foot planted on a round base and the other leg slightly raised and supported by a tree-trunk-like element behind the figure, the base rests on a stepped plinth and the image has a narrow light-colored border around the dark central area.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_319

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37.1Mb (4.6Mb) / 10.7in x 13.4in / 3220 x 4023 (300dpi)

Keywords

Roma - Vaticano - Discus Thrower marble statue Sculpture discus thrower Vatican Museums Vatican City photograph Part Photo album photographs sights artworks Italy number 4067 photographer Edizioni Brogi c 1875 - 1907 paper gelatin silver print height 250 mm x width 198 mm sculpture discus-throwing light-colored marble statue nude male athlete shown dark background captured dynamic throwing pose arm extended backward holding circular disc reaching down bent leg head turned downward side stylized curly hair focused facial expression muscular torso limbs sculpted visible anatomical detail foot planted round base leg slightly raised supported tree-trunk- element figure base rests stepped plinth image narrow light-colored border dark central area