Seated Boxer, "The Terme Boxer" (detail), 300–200 B.C., bronze and copper. Museo Nazionale Romano—Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. Su concessione del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo—Soprintendenza Speciale per il Colosseo, il Museo Nazionale Romano e l’area archeologica di Roma. Photo © Vanni Archive / Art Resource, NY
Muscle into Bronze: Athletics, Athletes, and Athletic Victor Statues in the Hellenistic Aegean
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Harold M. Williams Auditorium
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Andrew Stewart, professor of ancient Mediterranean art at UC Berkeley, traces the origins and development of Greek victor statues from the 6th century to the Hellenistic period. He introduces the settings for athletic contests and for the statues, and remarks on the Greek practice of exercising in the nude. Stewart also explains how the statues blend tradition and innovation.