File:Brussels, Discobole.jpg

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English: The Discobole was created in plaster (see link below) end of 1822 by Mathieu Kessels (1784-1836), a neo-classical Belgian sculptor established in Rome since the autumn of 1818.

Later, a marble was commissioned by the 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858). Signed and dated 1828, it was shipped to Chatsworth, UK, where it is on display.

Still later, bronze copies were cast by the Compagnie Anonyme des Bronzes, Molenbeek (Brussels, Belgium), namely :
- a first one, cast for and exhibited at the 1862 London Universal Exhibition, now stands in front of the Palais des Academies, Brussels (shown) ;
- a second one, cast in 1900, is now in front of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ;
- a third one, cast in 1948, is still unpublished academically.

A few close-ups :

► https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brussels,_Discobole,_..._on_to_the_winning_throw.jpg ;

► https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brussels,_Discobole,_..._concentrated.jpg ;

► https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brussels,_Discobole,_..._ready.jpg

Original plaster ː

► https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brussels,_Kessels%27_Discobole,_life-size_plaster_model.jpg
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Author Alta Falisa
Camera location50° 50′ 31.92″ N, 4° 21′ 57.96″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Location : Lawn of the Palais des Académies / Paleis der Academiën.
Address : Boulevard du Régent / Regentlaan, Brussels
Height with plinth : 182 cm.
M. Kessels' biography (most recent and authoritative) : Bergé, Willem, Heimwee naar de klassieken : De beelden van Mathieu Kessels en zijn tijdgenoten 1815-1840, 1994.

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