Discus Thrower
Ukendt
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Date:
5th century BC
Type:
Statue
Materials:
Bronze, granite
Measurements:
Pictures
Facts
Inscription:
At the top of the right side of the granite plinth: "MYRON/DISKUSKASTER"
Owner:
Copenhagen Municipality
Donated by:
The Albertina Foundation
Prework:
Marble copy in the Museo Nazionale, Rome (previously in the Palazzo Lancellotti, Rome)
The bronze figure cast after a Roman marble copy in the Musei Vaticani, Rome. The original executed by Myron (5th century BC)
Placement
Address:
Valby Sports Ground, Julus Andersens Vej 1-3, in front of the pitches
Litterature
Recommended litterature:
Ellinor Wensche: Friluftskunsten i København, København 1932, 56. Charles Haugbøll: Ørstedsparken, København 1933, 23, 31-32. Monumenter Mindesmærker og Statuer i København Frederiksberg og Gjentofte, København 1944, 30. R. Broby-Johansen: Gennem det gamle København, København 1955, 199-200. Legatet 'Albertina'. I anledning af legatets 80 aars dag den 18. november 1959, København 1959, 7-8, 12. Hovedstadens monumenter mindetavler museer. En vejviser, København 1962, 66. Jens Peter Munk: Bronze & granit. Monumenter i Københavns Kommune, København 2005, 118, 172-73
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Description
There are two other versions of the Discus Thrower in Copenhagen, one in the Sports Park, Idrætsparken, and one in the Botanic Gardens.
However, this one differs from the other two in that the head is held back.
