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Bonn
Stadt Bonn
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Hofgarten
(Akademisches Kunstmuseum)

Doryphoros und Athena

The Spear-Bearer and Athena

Polykleitos & Phidias
450 BC/modern cast

Description

Two replicas of ancient statues in front of the Akademisches Museum.

Bonn - Doryphoros und Athena
Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer)
by Polykleitos
Athena
by Phidias

Inscription(s)

doryphoros (achill ?)
werk des polyklet um 450 v. chr.
abguss einer römischen kopie
gestiftet vom
deutschen beamtenbund

athena
werk des phidias um 450 v. chr.
abguss einer römischen kopie
gestiftet vom
deutschen beamtenbund

Sculptors

Phidias (Φειδίας, Pheidias; c. 480 - 430 BC), Greek sculptor, painter and architect (Wikipedia).
Polykleitos - Πολύκλειτος - Polyclitus) (5th and early 4th century BC), ancient Greek sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 50°43'55" - E 7°6'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw448; Photograph: 14 September 2015
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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