Jockey of Artemision

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The Jockey of Artemision is a famous Hellenistic bronze statue depicting a young boy riding a racehorse at full gallop, celebrated for its dynamic realism and dramatic movement.

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Jockey of Artemision canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ
ancient Greek bronze sculpture ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ
equestrian statue ⓘ
approximateDate 2nd century BC ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
artForm freestanding sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance major example of large-scale Hellenistic bronze ⓘ
rare surviving ancient bronze equestrian group ⓘ
artisticStyle Hellenistic ⓘ
collection National Archaeological Museum of Athens ⓘ
condition partially preserved ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
creator unknown Greek sculptor ⓘ
culturalContext Greek athletics ⓘ
ancient Greek horse racing ⓘ
currentStatus on display ⓘ
depicts horse at full gallop ⓘ
racehorse ⓘ
young boy ⓘ
discoveryMethod underwater archaeology ⓘ
feature boy holding reins ⓘ
boy leaning forward ⓘ
open mouth of horse ⓘ
sense of speed and motion ⓘ
small boy rider compared to large horse ⓘ
tense muscles of horse ⓘ
foundIn shipwreck ⓘ
genre equestrian art ⓘ
locatedIn Athens ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
location National Archaeological Museum of Athens ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
movement Hellenistic art ⓘ
museumInventory National Archaeological Museum of Athens collection of bronzes ⓘ
notableFor detailed anatomical rendering of horse ⓘ
dramatic movement ⓘ
dynamic realism ⓘ
expressive depiction of rider ⓘ
originalFunction public monument ⓘ
votive offering ⓘ
period late Hellenistic ⓘ
placeOfDiscovery Euboea ⓘ
off Cape Artemision ⓘ
subjectMatter horse racing ⓘ
jockey ⓘ
technique lost-wax casting ⓘ
title Jockey of Artemision ⓘ

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Jockey of Artemision → title → Jockey of Artemision ⓘ