The Lancellotti Discobolus and a fragmentary statue of the Lancellotti type, both Roman copies of Myron’s original, second century CE, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome (photograph by Carole Raddato ...

Probably the world’s most famed statue of an athlete is of a discobolus (discus-thrower), by Myron, ancient Greek, restored by Professor Furtwangler. His restoration places the missile-hurler* in ...

Editor Annikka Olsen joins the podcast to discuss the long and complex history of the famous 'Discobolus' sculpture. A Roman copy of Myron's Discobolus at the British Museum. Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via ...

Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has said that the Discobolus Lancellotti, a sculpture bought by Adolf Hitler and returned to Italy after World War II, should not be returned to Germany as ...

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Boston Athenaeum. Catalogue of Paintings and Statuary, exhibited for the Benefit of the National Sailors' Fair, at the Athenaeum Gallery, Beacon Street, Boston. 1864. Boston: Fred Rogers, Printer, No.

Sixth Annual Exhibition of the Yale School of the Fine Arts, founded as a Department of Yale College, by the late Augustus Russell Street. The Galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Season Tickets, ...