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Haut-Empire romain. Inv. Ra 334.

Cette sculpture fragmentaire est une copie d’époque romaine de l’une des plus célèbres statues de l’histoire de l’art grec : le Discobole, c’est-à-dire le lanceur de disque. Le bronze grec original a été conçu au Ve siècle avant notre ère par l’un des plus grands sculpteurs de tous les temps : Myron. La copie romaine en marbre la plus complète provient de la colline de l’Esquilin à Rome et appartenait à la famille Lancelotti.

Le marbre du musée Saint-Raymond fut découvert avant le Discobole Lancelotti, près de Carcassonne, dans le lit de l’Aude. L’œuvre avait alors été mal interprétée et était même exposée assise. Il s’agit encore aujourd’hui de la seule copie du Discobole mise au jour en Europe occidentale - en dehors de l’Italie. Les représentations des lanceurs de disque dans la sculpture, sur des vases et des monnaies, permettent de comprendre la technique de cette discipline sportive à l’époque grecque. Le moment choisi par Myron montre le dernier des balancements : le bras relevé très haut en arrière alors que la jambe gauche s’apprête à revenir devant pour contrebalancer le déséquilibre du corps que le lancement va engendrer. La tension musculaire de l’abdomen et des cuisses est remarquable et témoigne bien des recherches grecques pour traduire le mouvement.

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Marble Roman replica of Myron’s Discobolus, discovered in the eighteenth century in Carcassonne (Aude). Early Roman Empire. Inv. Ra 334.

This fragmentary sculpture is a copy from the Roman period of one of the most well-known statues in the history of Greek art: the Discobolus, meaning the disk thrower. The original Greek bronze sculpture was designed in the fifth century BCE by one of the greatest sculptures of all times: Myron. The most complete Roman marble replica comes from Esquiline Hill in Rome and belonged to the Lacelotti family. The Musée Saint-Raymond’s marble was discovered before the Lancelotti’s Discobolus, near Caracassone, in the Aude’s riverbed. The work was misinterpreted and was even exhibited seated. Today, it is the only copy of the Discobolus excavated in Western Europe outside of Italy.

The representations of disk throwers on sculptures, vases, and coins provide an understanding of this sport from the Greek epic. The moment chosen by Myron shows the final stage of the swing: the arm lifted high in the back while the left leg prepares to return in front to counterbalance the body’s disequilibrium caused by the throwing. The muscular tension in the abdomen and thighs is remarkable and shows that the Greeks researched the translation of movement well.
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Réplique romaine en marbre du Discobole de Myron, découverte au XVIIIe siècle à Carcassonne (Aude), MSR, Musée Saint-Raymond

Author Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
Camera location43° 36′ 20.66″ N, 1° 26′ 55.28″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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